Finding the kind of freedom that the Bible talks about means finding a place in the household of God. This belonging is yours, undeniably, and nobody can take it from you. At the same time, this freed...  Read More

If you're going to talk about freedom, you're going to talk about choices. At the core of constraint is the idea that choice has been removed; when the constraints are gone, you are "now free to move ...  Read More

The freedom for which Christ has set us free is not theoretical, private, or fragile. It is real freedom that shows up in the way we speak, serve, and stand among others. In 2 Corinthians 3, Paul insi...  Read More

What is your favorite fictional depiction of "freedom"?  God's vision of freedom is larger than personal choice or protected liberties. Scripture speaks of freedom not as the absence of limits, but as...  Read More

When was the last time you felt "off"? The idea of "going with the flow" isn't always good - it can be an apathetic way of escaping. Flow, at least in the way Jesus talks about it, is not escape. It i...  Read More

Have you ever had a dispute with a teacher or boss about the wording of a question or instruction? It is common - almost instinctive - to experience God as another force trying to control things. Anot...  Read More

Entropy isn’t just a law of thermodynamics. It’s a truth about being human. In this Spotlight, we’re going to talk about what happens when our attempts at control inevitably fall apart—and what it mi...  Read More

Are there things on someone else's bucket list that you honestly hope will happen for them? This series has led us to this: Hope is meant to be shared. It grows when it is shared. It becomes more true...  Read More

Hopeful expectation can be a good thing, but when hope is about nothing more than outcomes, it becomes brittle. Hope does not have to be a passive waiting; it can be active, living as if what is hoped...  Read More

Perhaps that there are still times when a justice-focused action or motivation can be the course we take, even as we acknowledge that the system in which we want to live - or better, need to live - is...  Read More

Can you recall a thoughtfully enforced "punishment" that someone in authority enforced on you to teach you a valuable lesson? Once justice can be seen simply as a useful tool (and not the goal of all ...  Read More

The Bible often portrays God’s "wrath" as a direct response to injustice. At first, it seems like punishment, but God is not acting to punish; God is clearing the way for love. That thing that is ofte...  Read More