Learning to depend on God is the first and primary lesson of the wilderness. Until we learn that, we cannot move toward maturity. Often, anxiety and lack of control are key components of our journey, just as they were for Israel. However, God m

04-24 - Putting it Together

Apr 24th, 2022 41m 51s

Developing a rule of life is foundational to life as an apprentice of Jesus. However, it's still a means, not an end. We are called to be a community of love and move toward maturity, which is measured by loving as Jesus does. A rule of life th

04-17 - Joy--The Missing Fruit

Apr 18th, 2022 42m 57s

Conspicuous by its absence in many of the lives of followers of Jesus is the presence of joy. Yet it was one of the things that Jesus said would mark those who abide in Him, and it is chief among the fruit of those who are walking in step with

04-10 - The Place of LamentDeveloping

Apr 10th, 2022 39m

Part of a healthy rule of life is an honest wrestling with the brokenness of the world around us. Those we love get hurt, people and situations disappoint us, and much of life does not go as we have planned. Lament is a vitally important action

04-03 - Jonas faith story

Apr 4th, 2022 1h 1m

As created beings, we must learn to embrace the fact that we have limits. Jesus left many things undone, and yet, He accomplished all that the Father sent Him to do. We must do the same. This can only happen when we come to grips with the fact

03-27 - The Need for Quiet

Mar 27th, 2022 37m 13s

It's not just the hurry of the modern world that pulls us away from the life of Jesus… it's the sheer noise. While the noises in our modern world are admittedly different, this isn't a new problem. Jesus modeled for us a rhythm of retreat into

03-20 - Unhurrying in a Digital World

Mar 20th, 2022 42m 41s

The pull of hurry is possibly the greatest enemy of the spiritual life, and the digital world stokes this fire of hurry while sabotaging attentiveness to the way of Jesus. When we learn to take refuge in God and allow firm lines to be drawn, we

03-13 - Developing a Rule

Mar 14th, 2022 48m 14s

Using the metaphor of a vine, the call of Jesus is that we abide in Him. In the midst of a world filled with smartphones, hurry, and all forms of digital and tangible distraction, how can we obey this call? The answer comes in the form of anoth

03-06 - Curating Desires

Mar 7th, 2022 39m 18s

Developing a rule of life is less about the activities that we do than it is about the loves and desires that act as the foundation of our lives. The world around us often teaches us that we're at the mercy of our desires and that our loves are

Worship in the Wilderness

Feb 27th, 2022 39m 24s

The vitally important reminder as we engage formation is that we are called to stand in faith, but that God is the one who does the heavy lifting. Formation starts and ends with the work of God but must necessarily include our action. This myst

Biblical Gender - Week 4

Feb 25th, 2022 1h 31m

In an LGBTQ+ world, how do we live as faithful followers of Jesus? In a world that is upside down regarding gender, what does the Bible actually have to say to us? How do we love the world around us well?

Biblical Gender - Week 3

Feb 25th, 2022 1h 34m

Biblical Gender - Week 2

Feb 25th, 2022 1h 28m

Biblical Gender - Week 1

Feb 25th, 2022 43m 49s

02-20 - This is How I Fight My Battles

Feb 20th, 2022 42m 16s

02-13 - Formation and Presence

Feb 13th, 2022 41m 29s

Freedom from is only part of true freedom; it must give way to freedom for something as well. In God's message to Moses we find out that deliverance is the precursor to formation, and that formation is necessary for us to truly inhabit the Prom

02-06 - Passover

Feb 6th, 2022 44m 4s

The Passover story is a clear precursor to the atoning work of Jesus. Through layers of symbolism, the deliverance story is told right before it happens, and the story of leaving Egypt is layered with signs of the goodness of God. In the same w

01-30 - Judging the Idols - Part 2

Jan 31st, 2022 42m

There is a line that gets crossed when it becomes evident that God is at work. In those instances, we can either embrace the forward movement of the Kingdom of God or harden our heart against His rule and reign. The love of God confronts our id

01-23 - Judging the Idols - Part 1

Jan 24th, 2022 49m 17s

We are comfortable with the love of God, but tend to recoil a bit at the judgment of God. However, true love requires real judgment. The plagues are a reminder of the futility of worshiping false gods, past and present, and of the extent to whi

01-09 - For the Whole Person

Jan 11th, 2022 39m

The promise of the new covenant not only provides forgiveness from sin but also the transformation of our whole person. Ezekiel prophesied that the new covenant would bring with it a new heart that replaces our former heart of stone. This means

01-02 - All of Jesus

Jan 3rd, 2022 48m 26s

The breadth of the beauty of the person and work of Jesus is beyond our ability to comprehend. Our vision is to engage the totality of Jesus while learning to engage His beauty progressively. This calls us to be with Jesus, abide in His presenc

12-26 - Reflecting and Dreaming

Dec 26th, 2021 47m 34s

As we approach the end of another challenging year, it's appropriate as the people of God for us to look back at the faithfulness of God and dream forward into the future into which He is calling us. The church is often commanded to remember Hi

12-19 - God With US

Dec 21st, 2021 42m 30s

Jesus came among us in the midst of both obscurity and scandal, not backing away from the most difficult aspects of our humanity. It's in His coming among us that Jesus creates a pathway for us to come to Him, inviting us all to be children of

12-12 - God With Us part 2

Dec 13th, 2021 48m 8s

From Genesis to Revelation, the desire of God is to be with His people. Consciously or subconsciously, we often perceive the desire of God to be over us or under us. When we understand that God's desire is to be with us, we are sustained throu

12-05 - God With Us

Dec 5th, 2021 35m 26s

The celebration of the first Advent points us to the second. The glorious image of eternity reminds us that Jesus came to be with us and that we will be with Him forever. Until that time, we are called to reveal His presence, be recaptured by u