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Identity in Christ
Who are you? Our identities are complex, intersectional, and often wounded. Discover the power of placing your identity in Christ and how it can make all your other identities the best versions of themselves.
Defeating the Darkness in You
We see a lot of darkness around us during Halloween—death, skeletons, ghouls, and goblins. Those are scary indeed, but what about the darkness inside you? That is usually much scarier. Learn the secrets to defeating the darkness, not in the world, but in yourself.
How should a Christian view LGBTQ issues?
[Our #1 voted topic] LGBT issues are all around us, and the Christian response seems to be getting more and more polarized. Is there another option beyond the angry, judgmental right and the permissive, anything-goes left? We sure hope so.
What's up with Jesus and his liberal talking points?
Some conservative Christians are now rejecting Jesus' sayings as too liberal, socialist, or weak. Is Jesus too Democratic or too Republican? Maybe he’s neither or too much of something entirely different.
Life in the River (2014 Replay)
Watch RiverLife's very first sermon at our launch on Sept 7, 2014. Have you been feeling worn out or spiritually dry lately? It’s time to be refreshed. Life in the River can refresh even the most barren dessert. All you have to do is find its source.
At the Movies: The Little Mermaid
What would you do for love? Longing desperately to love and be loved can often drive us to do terrible things—like trading your voice for a shot with a handsome prince. Instead, what you it look like if you lived your life as a deeply loved person?
At the Movies: Spider-Man
Being a teenager is hard, but it’s even harder when you have superpowers, and there are many versions of you across the multiverse. Miles Morales has to confront family and societal expectations through the lens of grief and loss.
At the Movies: Barbie
What do you do when you’re a perfect girl living in a perfect world with a perfect boyfriend… and it all starts to fall apart? Explore ideas of identity, beauty, and self-worth with the help of this summer’s pinkest movie.
Simple Theology: Church
What is church? Is it a building (“the church is on the corner”), a service (“let’s go to church on Sunday”), or an organization (“I love my church”)? Yes and no. But there’s one word that the Bible uses to describe church more than any other.
Simple Theology: Sanctification
How would you describe sanctification in one word? Is this one of those words limited to Bible college students, seminarians, pastors, and YouTube “experts”? No, every Christian is living it, whether they know it or not.
Simple Theology: Gospel
How would you describe the gospel in one word? This word might get the award for the word that most people know but few understand. Would you believe that a clear definition is right there in the Bible?
Simple Theology: Sin
How would you describe sin in one word? Some churches talk a lot about it, while others barely mention it. Discover the core meaning of the word and how to have a balanced understanding of it.
Simple Theology: Trinity
How would you describe the Trinity in one word? This has puzzled theologians for millennia. In fact, it took the early church a few hundred years to figure it out for themselves. But, thankfully, it can be simplified.
Jesus Talks Money: Investment
Invest in what matters. Direct your money to future, eternity-oriented purposes. God desires us to use our resources wisely and direct them towards opportunities that meets the needs around us. (Luke 16:1-14)
Jesus Talks Money: Stewardship
God desires us to be generous and compassionate to others who are in need. Being generous has eternal rewards, but being stingy has eternal consequences too.
Jesus Talks Money: Generosity
God desires us to be generous and compassionate to others who are in need. Being generous has eternal rewards, but being stingy has eternal consequences too.
Jesus Talks Money: Greed
Being self-sufficient means, we depend on ourselves, but God wants us to depend on him. Find out what God wants us to do with our ability to be self-sufficient.
Jesus Talks Money: Self-Sufficiency
Being self-sufficient means, we depend on ourselves, but God wants us to depend on him. Find out what God wants us to do with our ability to be self-sufficient.
Jesus Talks Money: Gratitude
It’s easy to feel we deserve more of God’s blessings because we go to church more, give more, or serve more. But God blesses all of us because He loves us.
Jesus Talks Money: Priorities
We know money is important, but is it valuable? When something is valuable, you’re willing to prioritize it and give up everything for it, even money!