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Look outside

Look outside
People are going stir crazy after months of stay at home orders. The four walls of the house are getting smaller and smaller and for many, emotions are getting more raw. Let me encourage you (us) to lift your eyes. Look to the outside. Open a window shade or better yet, go outside if you…
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Carrying the Load: Part 2

Carrying the Load: Part 2
… for each one should carry their own load.  Galatians 6:5 Galatians 6 seems to contain a paradox. We saw last week that we are to bear each other’s burdens. But then just a few verses later it says to bear your own burdens. So how does this work? The original text uses two different…
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Carrying the Load: Part 1

Carrying the Load: Part 1
Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 What is the law of Christ? Love God and love your neighbor. Here is the context of that verse in Galatians: Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch…
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Are You Seen?

Are You Seen?
We all want to be seen. The hunger for it in our society can lead to social media addictions and a desire for fifteen minutes of fame. Do I have enough clicks? Maybe we inflate our accomplishments or sometimes we hide, controlling the pain of being unseen. None of these fulfills the deep desire to…
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