In Pursuit of Jesus

The Gift of the Rule of Law

Law gets a bad rap in Christian circles. But it is offered to the Israelites as a gift from God--a way to establish justice, limit vengeance, and stabilize the prosperity that God has in mind for them.

Pick Up the Paintbrush

An experiment and meditation on living into the Spirit-given visions and dreams for the future.

A Better Motivation

When the Israelites first receive the commands of Yahweh, they are told that fear should be their motivation for obedience. While that's a good baseline, to followers of Jesus there is a better way.

Trusting We Have Enough

The last of the ten commandments addresses something deeper than the other nine. And it points to a gift we have in Jesus Christ that brings ever deeper peace.

Healed and Becoming Healers

One of our graduating high school seniors, Grace Pargin, courageously took the pulpit to preach a text from Matthew 9. She announces the good news that God's family includes the broken and the lost, and that we get to participate in Jesus' healing mission.

The Truth About Others

What is "false witness"? And how does it bear on our everyday lives? Dive into how to avoid the consequences of breaking the ninth commandment, and maybe how to bring more grace into the world.

Not Just Not a Thief

How do we become the kind of people who are the opposite of thieves? What is the opposite of a thief? How does that connect to the person and life of Jesus? Let's sit with the eighth commandment for a bit.

Living Faithfully

No one wants to become an adulterer. But what's the positive call behind the prohibition on home-wrecking? Jesus calls us to something deeper, so we're going to go deeper.

A New Compass

The resurrection of Jesus helps us to respond to some of the deepest problems in human life. We look into some of those with Peter's speech in the book of Acts, chapter 10. He is risen!

A Winsome Way of Life

Check out Alan Kreider's excellent dive into the Church's Roman infancy. What might we learn from "The Patient Ferment of the Early Church"? How might we be shaped into better Christians if we knew how the young Church grew so strong?