As we were starting, I got a text that one of my friends I have known from church had passed away. I tried to keep my composure, but as I looked around the room, my heart instantly felt heavy, and…

We use the word “bless” a lot. It’s used as a greeting. It’s used as a thank you. It’s used as an affirmation. And, in case you didn’t know, it’s even sometimes used as an insult, as in, “bless your heart.”…

Seven years ago, a close friend of mine was diagnosed with brain cancer, and the doctors gave her…

It's only through Jesus that we can receive this invitation to this inclusivity.

In the Old Testament, we read that God chose a specific people, set apart to live holy lives pleasing to Him and to be witnesses to the world. In the New Testament, we see…