Sitting here in Granger Commons, in the midst of a well designed space, looking through a sweeping arc of glass at the cloudy skies and still bare trees, thinking on what we will do at the new place. How can we make this 70s theatre something warm, inviting, modern, efficient-use of space, Met with an…

“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God,” says Jesus in Matthew 5:8. The Message puts it slightly differently: “You’re blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.” The word blessed here is also often translated as happy. The meaning…

I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! (Philippians 3:10, 11 NLT) Prior to this verse, Paul had just finished a long litany…

John 1:14 – the Message puts it like this: The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. To begin with, the Word is Jesus. If you scroll back…