The Dead Sea only takes in water. There are no outlets. And so the water stagnates, and nothing can live. The Jordan river receives water from the Sea of Galilee, and brings…
How is the gospel taking root in your life? We can’t grow our faith in isolation, and it most flourishes when we grow small. We experience church most personally and…
Lance remembers doing puzzles at his grandmother’s dining room table, and it sets him in mind of how the church operates: we are like pieces of the puzzle, but you…
Lance asks us to consider what we are connected to - and WHO we are connected to. Because we have be connected first and foremost to our God and King…
Lance talks about when he first learned “I can do difficult things if I really try. But I can’t do it apart from community.” The walls of Jerusalem were built…
A scarcity mindset leads to inequity, it leads to not sharing freely out of what we have been given. To live a life of abundance, we need to open up…
Nehemiah wanted to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and God made provision because of Nehemiah’s faith. Likewise, we may be smaller in resource, but we are not smaller in faith.…
Nehemiah wanted to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and God made provision because of Nehemiah’s faith. Likewise, we may be smaller in resource, but we are not smaller in faith.…
As the church prepares for a massive vote on the future of the church, Lance returns to the Book of Acts and the story of Pentecost. “When we talk about…
Lance often is asked for things by his children that aren’t the best for them, and after turning them down for a long time, he’ll allow them to discover the…
Lance remembers looking at his sons for the first time and thinking “who are you gonna be?” Expectations can overwhelm us. Come to the waters and remember that you belong…
Today we remember the gifts that the Magi brought to Jesus. What’s the precious gift that you could give this king? Jesus has given us quite a mission. Let’s see…