Category: the-church

  • One of the most common assumptions in our culture is that freedom means having no boundaries. If no one tells me what I can or cannot do, then I must be free. But Jesus seems to suggest something very different.…

  • Spend five minutes paying attention to our world and one thing becomes obvious: human beings are not indifferent toward sex. We build industries around it. We market with it. We joke about it, avoid talking about it, argue about it,…

  • A lot of people hear “sexual wholeness” and think it means: Nope. Sexual wholeness isn’t perfection. It’s alignment. Alignment with God’s design.Alignment with covenant love.Alignment under the lordship of Jesus. Four Lenses That Help Us Make Sense of This When…

  • If you hang around me for more than five minutes, you’re going to hear me say this a lot: Truth and grace.Always both. Because in conversations about sexuality, our posture matters as much as our convictions. What Is Truth? Truth…

  • My mom loved the holiday season. Thanksgiving, Christmas—all of it. She was really good at celebrating, hosting, and savoring that whole stretch of the year. And as soon as Thanksgiving dishes were put away, she’d pull out the Advent calendar…

  • By Sally Jo When we talk about following Jesus, we’re never talking about doing it alone. Faith is personal, yes but it’s also deeply communal. And it’s rooted in a story God has been telling for generations through his people…