Several weeks back, when Chris was finishing up his series on Fighting for Rest, he spoke of how non-Christian and non-religious things can point us to God. He used multiple examples ranging from an alcoholic drink to Netflix. The basic premise was that even though these were not necessarily Christian activities we could appreciate them in moderation and have that apprecia...

Last Sunday Pastor Chris preached on the centrality of the cross to the authentic Christian life. He also called each of us back to the cross if we have in some way, in any way, drifted from it. He even went so far as to ask anyone who had lost sight of the cross of Christ, and wanted to have it front and center again, to raise their hands. Like many of you, I was one who ...

The world we dwell in is sublime. It is beautiful. As C.S. Lewis wrote there is a "deep magic" to the works of God, manifested through the material landscape. Even in its fallenness, the creation acts as a conduit through which He calls forth both joy and longing in the human heart. This is a truth too often unknown or ignored by 21st century conservative Christians. Some ...

Church gone WILD? Yes, CHURCH GONE WILD! For the longest time, I believed that other Christians had attained the perfect life (or at least one closer to perfection than mine) that I had always dreamed of and could never quite get to (and it's a daily battle, tearing down this lie gone wild in my mind...). They'd "made it". They had the perfect relationship. They had a f...