You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have

Friends, on this Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we continue our reading of the Gospel of Matthew. In chapter 13, Jesus gives a series of seven very memorable parables, the first four having to do with the growth of the kingdom of God. The first of these, which we’re reading f ...  Show more

Friends, peace be with you—an echo of the words of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Mercy Sunday. Christ gives his disciples the gift of shalom (peace). But there’s an exceptionally important juxtaposition here: He also shows them his wou ...  Show more

Boundaries. Why don’t we set enough of them? Today we will be discussing the topic of setting healthy boundaries with guidance from God’s Word. In the book of Nehemiah, we will be learning how he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, just like how we need to rebuild our boundaries! Sup ...  Show more

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Do I love enough to listen? Do I love enough to speak? In loving the people around us well, one thing we have to contend with is loving them well in our words. We avoid all unnecessary negatives, love enough to listen, and love ...  Show more

Today, being a Christian can be hard as it's often seen as silly, ignorant, uneducated, and hateful. But I want to talk about how we can stand firm in who we are in Christ and what we believe. As followers of Christ, we are not going to be liked by the world. Many of us battle wi ...  Show more

“We have to speak. We aren’t going to say everything perfectly, but in a season like this, silence is agreement.” Pastor Steven Furtick and Pastor John Gray sit down to have a conversation about race, privilege, apathy, and what it will take to become the bridge to a better fu ...