Isaiah leaves us with a promise that God will bring renewal to the parched places in our life.

The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament says it takes about 750 mustard seeds to make up a gram (0.035 ounces)

In something that could come across as a silly extravagance, Jesus performs his first public miracle by turning water into wine.

We can make a choice to nurture the positive through a practice of gratitude.

Truth be told, the sower doesn’t sound like a very good farmer. 

Today we revisit the parable of the lost sheep

Imagine shepherding people

The Bible devotes a lot of content to expressing disappointment and disillusionment.

there is something about following Christ that seems to insinuate that we should have the answers nailed down.

This week in our sermon series Into the Mess, we looked at the parables about a lost sheep and a lost coin. 

There are lots of ways to think of ourselves in our culture these days.

Sometimes there’s a tension between our morality and the people living right in front of us.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a neighbor or an enemy, we’re called to love.

It’s never a smart idea to ‘test’ Jesus. But that’s what this expert decided to do.

Here is a modern rendition of the beatitudes.

The basic assumption here is that blessings bring life and curses bring death, and that living in the ways of God will bring healing and life and hope and favor.

There’s an interesting moment in Israel’s history when Yahweh teaches leaders how to give a blessing.

So who is it going to be today that you bless? What is a way that you could remind yourself to do so?

As we continue the series ‘Into the Mess’, we are looking at the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-10

Here we see a modern parable unfolding…