God gave a specific land to the people of Israel, at the crossroads of the world, and called them to be standing stones, witnesses to the one true God. It was a land of milk & honey (fit for both the shepherd & farmer) that shaped them:...

We have come to call the events described in Luke 19:28-44 (and parallels) Palm Sunday, and the event of the day “the triumphal entry.” But I think we’ve got the names wrong, both of them. Why Palm Sunday when palms were an inappropriate image ...

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

In preparation for heading to Jerusalem and the cross, Jesus had just asked his disciples “who do you say I am?” and they responded, through their spokesman Peter, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Then Jesus revealed that he was...

Jesus, why move? Why change your hometown? Especially at a time when that wasn’t the norm? We’ve been asked that question several times over the last 37 years as we’ve moved to several places and churches. Any time you move, it is a conscious d...