A good bit of anxiety stems from feeling like we aren’t getting what we need. And so we become like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, giving up our access to God’s presence by seeking to grasp things for ourselves.

One of the primary reasons we don’t experience the particular love of God is because the voice of God is one among many in our heads and hearts. We must focus on the One who has the first and final word.

There are four common dynamics that not only stress our relationships, but they often put us in a false reality. Jesus promises that, through our faithfulness to him, we can know the truth, and the truth will set us free.

It is easy to think that your faith in God is your deepest belief—the one you base your life on. But if you start to pay attention to how your mind and body reacts in various situations, you might discover that your faith in God is your most precious belief, but it is not actually your deepest one.

When Jesus wanted to help his disciples—including us—understand his death, he did not give us a lecture. He gave us a meal.

When we look at the baptism of Jesus and see the connections to the rest of the biblical story, we get a clearer picture of the deep meaning of this central act.

Gen-Z college students are overwhelmed with social media stress, financial burdens, and mental health crises, all while tackling the usual challenges of young adulthood. How can we, as a church, offer them rest and resilience through Christ’s love?

While reorientation does pull us out of the depths, it is almost always surprising. It is about receiving the gift of new life God has to offer.

When the most difficult things in life happen, we can find ourselves wishing for yesterday and with little hope for tomorrow. Our ancestors in faith also had intimate experience with the heavy burdens life has to offer, and were so inspired to write Psalms of disorientation.

There was goodness out there, it may still be there if we look for it, and remembering that offers hope for that goodness to return.

What we learn from studying the Psalms is that no matter what we may be experiencing in life, God is always present with us.

John the Baptist gives us a hint into how to understand the theological idea “repentance” by using the phrase “change of mind.”