Jesus, of course, is the perfect model of emotional health, of what the secular writer Daniel Goldman called “emotional intelligence.” In this article, I want to share a few examples of the emotions of Jesus from the Gospels. My...
WHAT DOES BELONGING LOOK LIKE? You have each other's backs, but also you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. These two sayings about backs are a good way to summarize the ways that belonging can look in practice. In the first, you are saying that...
Today we continue our new series that, in light of all that is going on in our world today, couldn't have come at a better time. We will be looking at some of the different commands in Scripture that call us to "one another" one...
I think it's safe to say 2020 has not turned out the way we all anticipated 8 months ago. This has been the craziest, most unpredictable season I've ever experienced as a pastor. In the midst of a global health pandemic we also have a...
Church family, Recently, as I sat on the couch with my two-year-old son sitting on my lap and my five-year-old daughter snuggled up next to me on my right, I couldn’t help but...
As we drove through the lowest elevation in America, my anxiety rose to meet the temperature as it hit 118 degrees fahrenheit and the next mountain loomed in front of us. One of my thoughts, as my heart clenched in desperation...
Stress is an almost constant reality of most people’s lives these days. Whether it’s stress about the big things like the government, race relations, or the ultimate cosmic destiny of the human species - or the more mundane like too many deadlines and not enough...
Today we continue our new series that, in light of all that is going on in our world today, couldn't have come at a better time. We will be looking at some of the different commands in Scripture that call us to "one another" one...
