Building a Launch Site, Not a Landing Pad: The Antioch VisionThe Kingdom of Heaven operates on a different economy than the kingdoms of this world. While earthly kingdoms focus on gathering, accumulating, and holding tight, the Kingdom of Heaven focuses on scattering, releasing, and sending out. This fundamental difference reveals itself powerfully in the story of one ancient church that changed t...  Read More

Would You Have Been Waiting at the Tomb?The empty tomb stands as Christianity's most audacious claim. Not just that a good teacher died for his beliefs—many have done that. Not just that his followers continued his mission—that's happened countless times throughout history. No, the claim is far more radical: death itself was defeated. The grave could not hold him. Jesus rose from the dead.But here...  Read More

The Parade We All Join: Wrestling with Our Expectations of JesusPicture a parade in your mind. Not just any parade, but one filled with anticipation, excitement, and hope. The streets are lined with people, their expectations running high, waiting for something—or someone—extraordinary to appear.This is the scene we find on that first Palm Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered in Je...  Read More

When Everything Falls Apart: The Ancient Secret to Unshakeable TrustThere's a moment that comes to all of us—when the ground beneath our feet gives way. When the news is devastating. When the future looks bleak. When every circumstance screams that things are falling apart.What do we do in that moment?The book of Habakkuk offers us one of the most profound answers in all of Scripture. This ancient...  Read More

Getting in the Wheelbarrow: Living by Faith When the World Feels Out of ControlIn 1859, thousands gathered along the banks of Niagara Falls to witness something extraordinary. Charles Blondin, a French tightrope walker, had stretched a rope across the massive, roaring waterfall. The crowd watched in amazement as he walked across—one careful step after another. Death awaited any misstep.But Blondin...  Read More

When Life Doesn't Make Sense: The Sacred Art of LamentingLife has a way of catching us off guard. One moment we're celebrating victories and looking forward to exciting new chapters, and the next we're doubled over in pain, confusion, or grief. Perhaps you've been there—or maybe you're there right now. You're frustrated, angry, or simply bewildered by circumstances that make no sense. You find you...  Read More

When Strength Becomes Weakness: Finding Redemption After Irreversible FailureLife has a peculiar way of taking our greatest strengths and transforming them into our most vulnerable weaknesses. The gift that once defined us, the ability we relied upon, the talent that opened doors—these can become the very things that distance us from complete dependence on God.Consider for a moment: What is your s...  Read More

When Strength Becomes Weakness: Breaking Free from Self-DeceptionWe all have strengths—those God-given abilities, talents, and gifts that seem to come naturally to us. Perhaps you're a gifted communicator, a natural leader, or someone with extraordinary compassion. Maybe you're brilliant with finances, technology, or building relationships. These strengths are blessings, meant to serve both us and...  Read More

When Your Greatest Strength Becomes Your Greatest WeaknessThere's something deeply unsettling about the story of Samson. Here was a man chosen by God from before his birth, set apart with supernatural strength, positioned to deliver Israel from oppression—and yet his life reads more like a cautionary tale than a victory story. As we examine his journey through the book of Judges, we're confronted ...  Read More

The Dragnet: Understanding Heaven's Kingdom and Our MissionThere's something profoundly sobering about endings. In Matthew chapter 13, we encounter the final parable in a series about the kingdom of heaven—and it doesn't pull any punches. Jesus speaks of nets, fish, and ultimately, separation. It's heavy material, the kind that makes us shift uncomfortably in our seats. Yet within this weight lies...  Read More

The Priceless Treasure Hidden in Plain SightImagine discovering a masterpiece worth millions hanging above your kitchen stove. In 2017, a French family experienced exactly this when what they thought was a worthless painting turned out to be an original work by a Renaissance master worth $39 million Canadian. For decades, this priceless treasure had been darkened by smoke, dismissed as nothing mor...  Read More

The Hidden Power of Small BeginningsThere's something profoundly counterintuitive about how God's kingdom operates in our lives. We live in a world obsessed with the spectacular, the immediate, and the measurable. We want to see results now. We want transformation to be dramatic and visible. But what if the most powerful work God does in us begins in ways we can barely perceive?The Parable of the ...  Read More