is church a risky place to be vulnerable?

So many times in modern culture we lack the skill to be vulnerable. Society makes it very easy for us to hide: we can photoshop our physical imperfections on social media and we post the edited version of our life on Facebook and Twitter. This same scenario is played...

Meaningful Relationships

We ask for your forgiveness for making the church into an expensive ad for something cheap. We have focused so much on buildings, land, and wealth, that we have forgotten the simplicity of meaningful relationships with each other and with God. During the summer of...

is following Jesus a self-enrichment hobby?

If you’ve attended a church for a long time, then you know the drill: Bible studies written by a famous Christian author, Vacation Bible School, accountability groups, choir practice, praise band practice, tech rehearsals, the multifold of committee meetings about...

Hebrews 6.13-20

I have been spending a lot of time with Hebrews 6.13-20 lately. The more I learn about the book of Hebrews the more I am intrigued by it. The writer crafts the words on the page in an intriguing and provocative way. A way that calls for us to respond in a tangible way...

Following Jesus

Acts 2.42: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” Like many of you know —— I have been commissioned to start a new faith community (we are calling it The Anchor) in...