We long for encounters with God that are more than routine, more than ritual, more than religion. This ancient story pulses with relevance for our lives today. Like the crowd in that house, we live in...  Read More

This man receives sinners and eats with them. Luke 15:2The Pharisees and the scribes were rather grumbly about the characters Jesus chose to eat with. If he had chosen to eat exclusively with upstandi...  Read More

There's something profoundly misunderstood about grace in our modern Christian culture. We've reduced it to a comfortable catchphrase......  Read More

How often do we casually invite our family or friends out to dine at our favorite restaurant, check out some views at our favorite rooftop, or even grab the best desert at the most Instagram-able loca...  Read More

When life gets hard, our instinct is to run. We want out of the difficulty, away from the pain, free from the struggle. We pray desperate prayers for escape, for rescue, for immediate relief. And if w...  Read More

Some days, it is hard to get out of bed in the morning, to make my body move despite the pain I experience. Some days, even when I don’t move, I feel pain throughout my body from fibromyalgia and myof...  Read More