Airbnb vs Hyatt: How did God design the Church?

How many people can you name from the Book of Acts off the top of your head? The main characters probably come to mind quickly: Peter, Barnabas, Paul. Then the secondary protagonists might surface: Lydia, Steph...

Kingdom Come: Seek

Any time we find ourselves in such times of busy-ness and easy anxiety, The words from Jesus we will be studying this week are perfect: “Do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink...

Our Savior, Our Situation, Ourselves (The 5:15)

How does Paul write a letter like Philippians that is drenched in joy even while he is locked in prison? Part of the key, we learn, is that he has arrived at a "mature consideration" (Phil. 1:12) of his situa...

One Story 11: Church, Book of Acts

In a world that seems to settle for–and even aim for–an ORDINARY life, we all want to believe that something EXTRAORDINARY is possible. We NEED to believe that an EXTRAORDINARY LIFE is within our grasp. [more...]