Posts with the tag “nations”

This is the tension every follower of Jesus must wrestle with. We are prone to thinking in small circles, our families, our neighborhoods, our churches, our cities. And while all of those things are important, the heart of God has always been fixed on something far larger.  Read More

Our witness to the world depends on our witness with Christ. A church that is alive to the cross and resurrection is a church that cannot help but overflow into the lives of people around it. Not because it is trying to grow, but because it is genuinely captivated by the One who died and lives again.  Read More

Today’s cultural narrative of tolerance often reduces people to members of groups, ignoring their individual identities. In this view, someone’s character, tolerance, bias, or beliefs come solely from their group, not their personal stance or choices. However, the Church of Jesus provides a contrast.   Read More