Passage: Galatians 5The Big Question:When did faith become more about the lines we draw than the love we live?We all do the internal calculus:• Can I be friends with someone who voted differently?• Can I worship with peop...

Samuel enters the Scriptures during a chaotic period of historyThe best way to understand it, is found in a line repeated in Judges“In those days there was no king in Israel” (Jdg. 18:1 and 19:1)- and again at the very e...

This morning, we’re going to explore a crucial question:What are we doing here, for heaven’s sake?- answers are scattered through the New Testament,• and it's the focus of Paul’s entire first letter to Timothy• he intended to...

 I’m not convinced we’ve ever truly understood JesusAt least not as deeply or fully as he intended- not “as deeply,” because we tend to stay on the surface• we read the words and verses without penetrating their depth• w...

 I’ll finish reading the verse in a moment, but first we will pause here- every morning when I open my Bible, I don’t jump into it• but at the entrance to the Scriptures, I take a moment to slow my breath, and focus my attention