Humans desire belonging. God fulfills our longing by adopting us as His children. Ancient adoption practices shed light on our identity in God’s family.

Truth: God forgave us long before we forgave ourselves. Live free from guilt and shame—Jesus carried that on the cross. Christ doesn’t condemn; He forgives.

Christians are like pumpkins, full of slimy seeds to clean out so God’s light can shine through our smiling faces. We’re transformed and filled w/ the Spirit.

Do you wish God would speak to you? He will, but His voice might not ‘sound’ like what you expect. Let’s learn to recognize God’s voice.

Repentance once caused fear, seeming like a threat: Repent or else! But Rosh Hashanah presents repentance as an invitation to return home to God’s loving arms.

Our decisions are based on what will make us happy. But true joy and fulfillment is only found in Jesus. We’re freed from guilt & shame and find joy in love.

Step into the Temple as shouts and screams interrupt Jesus’ morning lesson. He’s trapped into making judgment and enforcing her sentence: sin no more.

Children are so sweet and innocent! Why does Jesus say we need to become like children to enter His kingdom?

When Satan quotes scripture to accuse or tempt, his voice can sound a lot like God’s. How can we tell the lie from the truth?

Jesus is baptized and immediately thrown into the wilderness for a test. Why? What are the test questions? How does Jesus respond? Why does He want us to know?