It’s easy to see the book of Nehemiah as a simple handbook for godly leadership, but we need to look beneath its surface.  Unlike Adam, Eve and Cain, Nehemiah does good and restorative work. It...

Nehemiah was a Jewish exile – but for an exile, he had a great job.  He was not out digging ditches or threshing grain in the hot sun.  Instead, he worked within the cool halls...

No doubt you’ve taken at least one gift assessment during your life. Those tests suggest you might find optimum career placement, reasonable financial returns and a sense of fulfillment if you pursue the results.  Evaluate...

For the past few weeks we have introduced the song “Good Plans” by Red Rocks Worship. This song is based in the heart of Psalm 23. Read the passage below: Psalm 23 A psalm of...

Scripture teaches that God gives us good and perfect gifts (James 1:17), yet loss and grief are inevitably part of the human experience. How do we live in this world?  I once attended a workshop...

Recently I re-read a portion of my Aunt Josephine’s life story. She was the middle sibling of five, with my dad being the oldest. The children lost a younger brother early on. Then, when my...

 Facing Grief My first experiences of intense grief were borrowed:  I watched as others grieved, children and mothers gone too soon; grieved cruelty born from racism; and grieved loss from upheaval and displacement. During my...

It was a muggy night, and we sat on old couches from the 1970s in a concrete building. We had landed in Ivory Coast, West Africa, less than 48 hours before, and we were orienting...

Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our LIVE podcast at 11 am on Thursdays – recorded...