Posts with the tag “promise”

Many of us love the satisfaction of work—checking boxes, finishing tasks, measuring progress. But that same drive to achieve, impress, or perform can quietly slip into our relationship with God. In Jesus, freedom and belonging are simple and complete. Yet the temptation is to add conditions, as if love and acceptance must be earned. Our faith becomes just another area where we need to prove something.  Read More

One of the Practices That Helps Us Center JesusThe first part of the Bible—what we call the Old Testament— tells the story of a God who makes a covenant with humanity… and keeps it. It’s a story of faithfulness across generations, and in Jesus, we see that commitment embodied.Jesus is the Word made flesh— God’s promise with skin on.When Jesus taught his followers to let their “yes” be yes (Matthew...  Read More