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Connected

Community, Connection, Health, The Body of Christ, The Church

“Within a shrouded New Zealand forest, a tree stump keeps itself alive by holding onto the roots of its neighboring trees, exchanging water and…

Church Family

Church Family, Community, Family, Family of God, The Church, Unity

The human family unit is meant to be a small model of how the family of God works. Christians are called to treat each…

Family Is Family

Church, Community, Family, Family of God, Relationships

Church is a bit like a family reunion. You don’t get to pick who is invited. Family is family. The church family is sometimes…

Unity Is Essential

Body of Christ, Christians, The Church, Unity

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul describes the church as a body that is made up of individuals. However, though it is made up of…

The Perfect Place to Hide

Community, Honesty, Relationships, Social Media

Social media has become the photo album of the day, highlighting everyone’s best times and memories—and it feels upsetting. Why isn’t anyone being real?…

Disciples Making Disciples

Community, Discipleship, Great Commission, Maturity

Remember that part of being a disciple is making disciples—obeying Jesus’s Matthew 28 command (which applies to us, as it endures “to the end…

Costume Party

Church, Community, Connection, Vulnerability

Can you imagine hosting a dinner party where instead of having friends come over and share their lives with you, they came dressed for…

In Person

Church, Community, Gathering, Technology

While the internet provides very valuable tools, tutoring for our children, directions on fixing the washing machine, and online Bible studies galore, nothing can…

Better Together

Community, Journey, Opposition, Strength, Teamwork, The Church, Unity, Warfare

We are in a spiritual war (Ephesians 6:12–18) against our Enemy, the devil, who is out to devour us (1 Peter 5:8–9). If we…

A Foretaste

Church, Community, Eternity, Foretaste, Hope, Now And Not Yet, Waiting

Christian communities are a place where we can have a foretaste of heaven here on earth. What’s a foretaste? Have you ever cooked bacon…

Every Part Matters

1 Corinthians 12, Community, Cooperation, Function, Part, Purpose, Serving Others, The Body, The Church, Unity

Have you ever had a car break down? A car has many parts that make it run effectively—like an engine, transmission, brakes, and electrical…

Live In Community

1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Acts 9:31-32, Body of Believers, Body of Christ, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Church, Colossians 3:16, Community, Ephesians 4:11-13, Forgiveness, Hebrews 10:24-25, Living in Community, Matthew 18:20, Psalm 133:1, Romans 12:4-5, Unity

In one of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues, the St. Crispin’s Day speech from Henry V, King Henry inspires his soldiers in the face of…

The Community of Communion

1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Acts 2:42-46, Acts 20:7, Communion, Community, Experience, Foretaste, Future Glory, Holy Spirit, Lord's Supper, Luke 22:19-20, Luke 24:30, Mystery, Presence, The Church

In a dispatch for The Local Church, Derek Rishmawy reflects on how the Lord’s Supper is a rehearsal dinner for the ultimate wedding feast…

The Family of God

1 Corinthians 12:25-26, Church Family, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 2:19, Community, Ephesians 4:4, Equality, Family, Family Tree, Fellowship, Matthew 12:50, Prioritizing, Privilege, The Church, Theology

It’s truly amazing that we find Jesus’ family tree in scripture. However, it’s also important to remember the place that family holds in relation…

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