Advent 2023 Part 4: Hope For The Future. Historically, Advent focuses more on the second coming of Christ than the first... TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Advent 2023 Part 3: Hope In The Present. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Advent 2023 Part 2: Hope From the Past. Why do all the people surrounding Jesus' birth seem so prepared for totally unexpected, life-altering news? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Advent 2023 Part 1: An Introduction to Hope. HERE is the promised link to The Bible Project video! TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Generosity 2023 Part 2: Sloth vs. Courageous Hope. Sloth is not often what we think, but is a nefarious, "death while still living." TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Generosity 2023 Part 1: Greed vs. Living Rich Toward God. One of the primary enemies of generosity is greed, which sets us on an endless hollow pursuit of fulfillment. The antidote to greed is something Jesus talks about in Luke 12: Living Rich Toward God. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Jonah Part 5: Jonah & The Plant. The conclusion of our story is an episode including heat, a plant, a worm, and an abrupt ending. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Jonah Part 4: Jonah & Nineveh. The story of Jonah confronts our blatant and latent hatred for others. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Jonah Part 3: Jonah & Fishy Prayers. If we look just a bit deeper at Jonah chapter 2, we quickly see that Jonah's heart hasn't changed at all. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Jonah Part 2: Jonah & The Sailors. The first act of Jonah is often distilled down to a lesson of what happens when you disobey God. This misses the point. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Jonah Part 1: Jonah & Control. The Book of Jonah is unique and special among the prophets and the entire Bible. There is so much we can learn from this short, comedic, poignant story. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Jonah Part 1: Jonah & Control. The Book of Jonah is unique and special among the prophets and the entire Bible. There is so much we can learn from this short, comedic, poignant story. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Paul the Apostle Part 5: Stop Telling Lies. Paul was relentlessly committed to telling the truth, even when it put his life in danger. For Paul, telling the truth is foundational for living as a new creation in Christ. If you don't resonate with any of the "new creation" talk in the New Testament, start relentlessly telling the truth and see what happens. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org...
Paul the Apostle Part 4: Depths of Despair. Paul is often portrayed as a superhero, but we catch glimpses of real suffering and despair and can find encouragement in how he responded to his suffering. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Paul the Apostle Part 3: The First Christian in Europe Was a Woman. Lydia's story was unprecedented on many levels... TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Paul the Apostle Part 2: Why, Paul?! What motivated Paul to be so passionate and determined even after attempts were made on his life? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Paul the Apostle Part 1: Saul of Tarsus. If we want to even attempt to understand Paul, we need to investigate his origins. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Sabbath Part 2: Delight by Brandi Galuzzi. How might our lives change for the better if we actually accept God’s good gift of Sabbath? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Sabbath Part 1: Cease & Rest by Brian Gray. The ancient practice of Sabbath is still the most countercultural way to combat burnout and workaholism. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The Book of Acts, Part 5: God Is After Us All. The story of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8 is a challenging and hopeful story about the width and depth of God's love. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The Book of Acts, Part 4: The Tyranny of What Other People Think. The difficult story of Ananias & Sapphira in Acts 5 is ultimately a message about freedom. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The Book of Acts, Part 3: Miracles. Peter plays a part in the miraculous healing of a paralyzed man in Acts 3. What are we to make of the many stories of miracles in Acts? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The Book of Acts, Part 2: Pentecost Changed Everything. The arrival of the Holy Spirit profoundly shaped & changed our understanding of God and ourselves, forever. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The Book of Acts, Part 1: The Ascension. Luke writes about Jesus' exit twice, both in his Gospel and the Book of Acts. In each, the story is quite short and overshadowed by surrounding events. What does this odd, frustratingly brief story mean for us today? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Eastertide 2023, Part 5: Comparison Kills. A quick exchange between Jesus and Peter at the very end of the Gospel of John has an immensely freeing message for us today. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Eastertide 2023, Part 4: Faith Is Not Linear. The story of Peter's post-resurrection encounter with Jesus on the beach is a message of hope for us all. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Eastertide 2023, Part 3: Doubt is Part of Faith. The story of doubting Thomas shows God is not surprised or disappointed by our doubts. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Eastertide 2023, Part 2: Walking Away From God With God. What does the story of the two on the way to Emmaus have to say to us today? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Why does church and being part of a church matter in America in 2023? The local church is maybe the best positioned community to offer TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Eastertide 2023, Part 1: A New Beginning. Jesus' resurrection invites us not to get back to the idealized past, but forward into a new beginning. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
