There is plenty of opportunity to look at the world and despair. How do I find a foothold for hope when all evidence mocks it? Only Jesus can invent hope. To try without him is living in make believe. In this episode we follow Jesus along the p

Taking a Knee

Jun 5th, 2020 29m 22s

I AM called to “take a knee.” Not because I am proving my solidarity or earning atonement. My sin is atoned for and I stand, then kneel without condemnation. From there, I serve the hurting and bear sorrows not my own, not from guilt but in gra

Joining the March

Jun 3rd, 2020 32m 38s

Amidst the smoke and stench of injustice and social turmoil how do we find our way? Jesus knows, and He is the true revolutionary. Let's join His march.

Going All In, To Go All Out

May 22nd, 2020 27m 11s

What do we really want? Because that is exactly what we get. And if we desire the best that God offers it's ours for the taking. CS Lewis says, "It would seem, that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak." So we are Jesus-follo

Code Red Creativity

May 15th, 2020 31m 11s

What do we do when the storm hits and we’re blown off course, as we have been in this time of massive disruption? God never moves to Plan B; he creates a new Plan A. In this episode we’ll explore how we partner with Him to innovate new paths fo

Back and Then Forth

May 8th, 2020 27m 57s

Where have you been? To know our path forward we have to know from where we've come. Into today's episode of Map and Compass, we'll talk about how to read our own history for signs of God's purposes. Mark will share his own recent miraculous re

Way-finding 101

Apr 29th, 2020 31m 5s

In today’s episode we begin – this is our inaugural podcast – stating our plight: We are lost and we can’t find our way. Even as Jesus-followers we find ourselves immobilized in a fog bank, unable to navigate more than a step or two ahead. And

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