God gave an incredible invitation to Mary. God is still giving invitations today. What will you do with yours?

Judy Kim reflects on the very real fears that we all have to face.

Rebekah Martinek-Williams reflects on the unhelpful ways she heard the David & Bathsheba story growing up in church and wonders if there’s not a better way.

Rahab was outside of God’s people… and yet still heard from God. Is there a way for you today, outside of standard religious ways, to hear from God?

Rahab didn’t just accidentally fall into being a hero. She knew what to say and how to act - she’d put in the time to prepare.

Matthew 1 presents the genealogy of Jesus including a few women who could not be considered perfect or traditional Jewish women. They were outsiders, women who committed questionable acts, some who sinned, some who were sinned against... And yet they are included in the genealogy when other women who might be more "acceptable" (Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel) are not named.

As we looked at the disruptive way Matthew 1 shares the genealogy of Jesus on Sunday ("This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham... Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar..."), one thing that stood out was the importance of being named - sometimes re-named. Tiger Veenstra, a CCLB leader, shares their story