Psychologists tell us that the ability to feel empathy is one of the greatest signs of emotional health and wholeness. The Bible tells us it is also one of the greatest signs of spiritual wellness. This week we’ll ask what it looks like to live with empathy, using the ancient book of Leviticus as our […]
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Finding Balance In Life
With all that’s going on around us – relentless demands, constant media bombardment – it can be hard to maintain a healthy balance in life. This Sunday, as we continue our study of the book of Leviticus, we’ll look at three powerful, practical ancient principles that can help us find better balance in life.
Break Every Chain!
There are a ton of commandments in the Bible. Some we keep; others we don’t. No living Christian believes every rule in the Bible is binding. Have you ever wondered why? How do we pick and choose? This week we’ll look at some of the commandments in the book of Leviticus (including the infamous passage […]
Restricted Access
In Old Testament times, people often feared to enter the presence of God. Many of us still feel trapped in that way of thinking. Drawing close to God seems presumptuous–maybe even scary. So how does God really feel about us? How close should we dare to draw to God? This week we’ll challenge ourselves to […]
Not Good Enough
Have you ever been told you’re not good enough? Have you ever been excluded from the “in crowd” cause you don’t measure up? Have you ever been tempted to do that to others? This Sunday we’ll explore what both Moses and Jesus had to say about “
The Ick Of Guilt
To live is to mess up. To mess up is to feel guilt. In fact, sometimes we mess up so bad, guilt gets all over us like sweat on a humid day. Then what? How should a thoughtful person deal with guilt? That’s what we’re going to talk about this Sunday, as we continue our […]
Hello, Leviticus!
The Old Testament book of Leviticus is like the proverbial crazy uncle that gets hidden away in the basement. The book is so old and seems so primitive, its mostly ignored. Yet there it is in the Bible, taunting us, sometimes scaring us. What should we make of it? This week we launch a new […]