If you've seriously followed Jesus for any length of time, then you will have noticed that he seems to run counter-culture to our way of doing life. As you read…
When you hear the word 'repent', do you hear it from a punitive lens (punishment focused), or from a restorative lens (aiming to make whole)? In his gospel, Matthew says…
I'm not sure if you've noticed or not, but what we call 'church' and we read about Jesus and the church in the New Testament, are not the same thing.…
The core message of Jesus is his announcement that the Kingdom of God is here and is coming. Everything he says and does flows from that reality. The power of…
The Kingdom of God was the central message of Jesus. This is an opportunity to explore Jesus' teaching on the Kingdom of God and how it can affect our neighbourhoods,…
It's amazing at just how easy it is to sabotage our own efforts when it comes to connecting with our next door neighbours. For many of us, we think that…
God loves us with the intensity that God loves God (John 15:9). Abiding in love includes taking the initiative to love others. God empowers us to love by receiving his…
One of the benefits of following Jesus is that he continually fills our hearts with love...and lots of it! 'Following' entails being Jesus to other people. One of the best…
Strawberry plants reproduce when the main plant sends out a 'runner', which starts a new plant. The Pauls, Peters and Silas's of the church are the 'runners'. Everyone else is the…
As you look at Mark's gospel, you will find that following Jesus means letting him merge with your life, doing the things that he did as you live your life. It's listening…