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Painful and confusing things happen to people all the time, just rarely to all of us at the same time. Jesus shares a glimpse of the Fathers' heart which can give those willing to believe a powerful antidote to fear and anxiety.

The 5 Rules of Fight Club, why conflict is the cost of intimacy and why God cares about how you learn to fight with your significant other. Join us as we learn how to fight fairly as we journey through scripture and psychology to grow our relationships.

Torcedor’s, debt, and why money is one of the most fought over topics in relationships. Today we discuss the “B Word”- budgets. Why they bring freedom and why God cares that you would experience that in both your finances and your relationships.

The Notebook, the 80’s gameshow Press Your Luck and a foolproof way to know if you have the gift of singleness. Singleness is far too often seen as something to escape in American Christianity. This is not the teaching of scripture though. Join us as we journey through the cultural soup we live in, and answer the questions, should you get married and what and who should you pursue. The answers may...

Advice for oldlyweds, how God can still change your marriage when two broken people understand the power of covenant.

Maguire’s disease, the 3D Rule, why marriage is getting harder and what to do about it. Great marriages are not built on compromise but on sacrifice. Join us as we dive into one of the most misunderstood and misused passages of the Bible, Ephesians 5:15-33.

Friday Night Lights, why Doctors won’t let us lay in hospital beds for very long and the importance of paying attention to your eyes (because the eye always drains into the heart). Join us as we look at one of Jesus's famous teachings in the gospel of Matthew chapter 6.

Andy Warhol, jello molds, shooting lasers into your eyeball and the reason God wants to prune your life to be more fruitful and beautiful.

Spiritual salsa, why oil lamps can save your life and the importance of engaging with God in His Word. It’s a new year, and if you want a new you, nothing will make a bigger and longer lasting impact than spending time with God. God’s Word is more cowbell for your life.

The Genealogy of Jesus in Matthew is often ignored and treated as a meaningless text to skip over to get to the “real stuff”. However, Matthew's Genealogy has much to offer. It looks back and looks forward all at the same time and reminds us of who God is. As we transition into the new year, it is important to do the same: look back, look forward, and be reminded of who God is.

2 stories, guitar building and blowing up a motorcycle. Christmas ties these things together because when God put on human flesh at the birth of Jesus it was His promise to never give up us. He is still at work.

When you meet a messenger of God the normal reaction is fear, but the coming of Jesus was an announcement of peace. Peace is more than the absence of war or mere tranquility. The peace of God is shalom, complete wholeness and well being. Join us as we learn what it means to find peace in the midst of our fear.

What does it really mean to “Be still and know that I am God”? Why God says “Enough! I am enough” and why it’s especially important during the season of Advent. Joins us as we explore Psalm 46 and some stories in the gospel of John.

This Sunday we moved forward with our series You Can’t Go Until You Leave by walking through the story of the Israelites and the golden calf in Exodus 32. In this story, the Israelites mess up. But God doesn’t abandon them. Exodus is a story about us too though. Through Jesus, our response to all of this must be, like Moses, to worship.

Smoke and fire, cheesecake and Sleeping at Last. What Exodus 19 teaches us about Gods desire for Israel and more importantly how God wants us to experience him today.

Sydney’s story, the parting of the Red Sea and how shame can be drowned in the sea. Jesus died to erase your guilt and rose again to give you a new identity. Part the Waters, Drown the Shame!

Kanye, excuses and why God loves to use ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Join us in Exodus 3 and 4 as we look at the call of Moses to help God rescue his people.