I want to make it clear that I have no problem with traditional local churches. Even though my own spiritual journey seems to be moving away from them, it might have never began without them. If the least that can said is that I gained an awareness of Jesus from those places, then that is enough. There may be no better foothold than that. No matter where our paths have taken us since then, many of us who have emerged from such spaces cannot deny we owe the traditional local c

Around this time every year, a debate resurfaces surrounding the circumstances of the death of Jesus. This debate has been going on for centuries and is even responsible for unspeakable hate and violence throughout history. Who killed Jesus? Who is responsible for the death of the Messiah? Is it Rome? Is it the Jews? Who is the villain of the story? 

As Easter approaches, we start to lean in again toward the cross, toward the empty tomb, toward the hope that it all means something deeper

At first glance, this might not seem like the most obvious Advent passage. But stay with me—this text offers a profound framework for living

How is Philippians 2 related to Advent? And why is this passage so important in the life of a disciple?