Path to the New You

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do # Breaking Up with Your Defense Mechanisms  **Scripture**: *”Then the man said, ‘Let me go, for it is daybreak.’ But Jacob replied, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.'”* – Genesis 32:26 Have you...

Path to the New You

The Power of Holy Restlessness **Scripture:** *”My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?”* – Psalm 42:2 Have you ever felt a deep dissatisfaction you couldn’t shake? Not regular frustration, but something...

Path to the New You

When Healing Feels Like Betrayal Scripture: “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me… and whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” – Matthew 10:37-38 The text arrived late one...

Path to the New You

The Sacred Art of Unbecoming  Scripture: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 Recently we pulled an old sermon to show on a snow day on a Sunday. I noticed my perfectly...

Fear’s Yellow Light

The Freedom of Falling Forward  “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.” – Psalm 37:24 We have a new German Shepherd. Fritz. (To accompany “Mitz(i)!) After Axel’s battle with lymphoma, he popped...

Fear’s Yellow Light

When Your Baggage has Baggage Scripture: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” – Psalm 147:3 Let’s talk about wounds. Not the kind you put a Band-Aid on, but the kind that show up uninvited at dinner parties and family...