Christian consciousness begins in the painful realization that what we had assumed was the truth is in fact a lie rdquo Eugene Peterson wrote in his powerful reflections on Psalm Psalm is the first of the ldquo psalms of ascent rdquo Psalms ndash sung by pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem And as Peterson explored in nbsp A Long Obedience in the Same Direction nbsp InterVarsity Press nbsp nbsp these psalms also offer us a picture of the spiritual journey toward God That journey can only begin with profound awareness of our need for something different As Peterson puts it [... more]

The Christmas story is familiar and beautiful but have you ever thought it sounded a little larger than life Pastor J D explains what sets this tale apart from all the others [... more]

Get comfortable being uncomfortable knowing that Jesus wants people from every tribe every tongue and every background to be welcomed into his family [... more]

As believers we know that through the blood of Jesus all of our sins have been completely forgiven And yet we still suffer the consequences for our mistakes Why is that [... more]