We are all in transition. But the transitions that mark our destiny and create our story are the ones that are thrust upon us by the Creator of a greater…
Author: Matt Tullos
14 Questions You Should Ask Before Opening Your Church Doors
I absolutely believe that most churches long to be welcoming to first-time guests and new attendees. But there is a gaping chasm between having a desire to reach people and…
Jesus, The Early Riser
We see Jesus rising up early: Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where…
Jesus, the Increasing One
They came to John the Baptist with a report of Jesus baptizing. "All are going to Him," they observed. This itinerate preacher who made his home among reeds and wild…
Jesus, The Subversive Figure
The second chapter of the Gospel of John contains two very different stories about the early years of Jesus ministry: A wedding feast where earthen vessels used for bath water…
Jesus, The Overcomer
On the Day of Atonement, a priest would lay his hands on a goat and place the sins of the entire nation. After this solemn act the scapegoat, would be…
Jesus, the Beloved Son
There was John and then there was Jesus.John couldn't be categorized as anything but completely, radically, undeniably committed. His calling and mission propelled him into the vortex of the Jesus story.…
Jesus, the Hidden Savior
They up and left for Egypt and parts unknown. Jesus disappears from the pages of scripture. We do have one curious story. Maybe Mary and Jospeh forgot him or they…
The Spirit of Herod
As a stealth and sinister conspirator, he sent his henchman into the city of promise. He orchestrated the visceral wails of young mothers. The horsemen of the holocaust... Their hooves…
In the beginning…
Jesus was born. Yes, this is where the greatest adventure commenced and yet the beginning can only be described as "before." Before war, before cities, before language, before thought... Jesus…