Great Expectations

It bothers us when our expectations aren't met. It bothers us when the unexpected happens that throws off our plans.

So Irresponsible!

Responsibility is a huge theme in our culture. It's an essential part of the script we're given. Everyone is responsible for his or her own actions, choices, and life.

Digging Up Dirt

But unfortunately, today is Ash Wednesday, a day that reminds us that not only are we literally dust of the ground, fated to return to that same dust when we die, but in the grand scheme of things we are less than a speck of dust compared to the universe.

What Happened to Your Face?

Like the Israelites and Jesus's disciples, we inhabit a time and a place in which the glory of God can shine brightly, vanishing darkness.

For Everybody

The sad truth is that often, too often, we the church, we Christians are all too happy to accept God's unfathomable grace, God's amazing gift; and then turn around and hoard it, keep it ourselves.