Most of us like to plan our travel in advance. But spiritually, this doesn’t always work. Our “travel guide” - the Holy Spirit - is like the wind, blowing wherever…
“Love the sojourners… for you were sojourners” (Deut. 10:19). As much as we’d like to believe we’ve ‘arrived’ in life, God places the experience of journey, wilderness wandering, and liminal…
How we identify ourselves is an unavoidable question in modern life. No one wants to be put in a box - not even Jesus! Through a series of "I AM"…
How we identify ourselves is an unavoidable question in modern life. No one wants to be put in a box - not even Jesus! Through a series of "I AM"…
In a time when life seemed full and thriving, God sent the prophet Hosea to embody a message: ‘You’ve lost your center. Come home!’ Through his very own messy marriage,…
RESTORE: The Lord is my Shepherd As we emerge from the pandemic, we're also rediscovering how busy our lives are. In this spring series, we'll turn to one of the…
RESTORE: The Lord is my Shepherd As we emerge from the pandemic, we're also rediscovering how busy our lives are. In this spring series, we'll turn to one of the…
“Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.” That’s how the classic carol describes Christ’s coming, as nothing less than a personal appearance of God in human flesh. This Advent…
God is not like a math fact. You don’t learn it one day, and then just comprehend it perfectly. The early church described theology as a journey of “faith seeking…
God is not like a math fact. You don’t learn it one day, and then just comprehend it perfectly. The early church described theology as a journey of “faith seeking…
Have you ever done something one way for so long that you forget why you do it? Or when that way changed, you felt lost? That’s been the story of…
Have you ever done something one way for so long that you forget why you do it? Or when that way changed, you felt lost? That’s been the story of…
Have you ever done something one way for so long that you forget why you do it? Or when that way changed, you felt lost? That’s been the story of…
Plans ruined. Jobs lost. Expectations dashed. That’s the new normal during this time. And we keep hearing that things will never be the same again. It’s disorienting, but God’s people…
What is the Church? A spiritual community, a Sunday worship service, a social justice agency, a social club, a political club, a building? There are so many different answers today...…
Does Christmas ever feel a little flat to you? Like you are just re-opening the same gift year after year? We want love, joy, hope, and peace, but our nice…
We may live in "the land of the free", but many of us are held captive. Whether it's by social structures or personal sins, many of us feel trapped, unable…
Have you ever felt uneasy reading the Bible? Are there passages that make you raise your eyebrows? Verses that you’d be embarrassed for your non-Christian friends to find out you…
Most of us feel pretty “average,” but the truth is that God made you uniquely for a unique purpose! What is yours? Are you making the difference you were made…
When it comes to God, it's easy to feel like you’re on the outside looking in. God is up there, but I’m down here struggling. Maybe my prayers will make…
In the Bible, wine symbolizes the flourishing and joy that should characterize a Christian’s life. But not all of us are experiencing that. Have you ever wondered if you’re missing…
We love to talk about Jesus as our Friend or Savior, but the earliest Christians said something more. They confessed that “Jesus is Lord!” In direct challenge to the then-common…
So many things sound "true." Maybe they're almost true. Maybe we'd like them to be true. Often, they're true enough until something goes wrong and we discover the platitudes we…
So many things sound "true." Maybe they're almost true. Maybe we'd like them to be true. Often, they're true enough until something goes wrong and we discover the platitudes we…
For centuries, the early Christians shared the gospel in a way that felt like good news to everyone hearing it because they were determined to bless people instead of fix…
Often we think of hospitality as entertaining friends and family in our homes, but hospitality is so much more! When we realize that God’s own welcoming heart resides in each…
In Boston we describe the very best things as “Wicked Good!” But how can anything be “Wicked” and “Good” at the same time? Usually it’s just one or the other,…
We have lots of questions for God. In the Gospels, Jesus only directly answered three questions. But he asked over 300 questions! In this series, we consider Jesus' questions and…
We have lots of questions for God. In the Gospels, Jesus only directly answered three questions. But he asked over 300 questions! In this series, we consider Jesus' questions and…
How do you follow a sovereign God in a secular world? How do you trust that God is working when God seems nowhere to be found? Explore these timely questions…
Part 2 of 5 in our teaching series through the book of Ruth. In this message, Pastor Travis Jarrett reminds us that God often uses regular, ordinary people to accomplish…
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