The Blog of Journey Church

There was once a time when hearing news required a certain amount of waiting. The story happened. Someone investigated. Questions were asked. Facts were gathered. Then, eventually, the story reached us. Today, the story can reach us before the dust has even settled. A headline flashes across our phone. A thirty-second video begins circulating. Someone posts an ...

We like the idea that our lives might matter greatly, that our work might reach thousands, that our names might become associated with something worthwhile. Even those of us who would never admit to wanting fame can be surprisingly fond of being noticed.

We may not require a stage, exactly, but we would rather like someone to notice that we swept it....

“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” — Hebrews 12:6

Humans tend to measure love by what we are given, what we are spared, and how smoothly the road rises before us. If one man seems to pass through life with money in his pocket, health in his body, opportunity at his doorstep, and scarcely a locked door ...

“Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” – Hebrews 12:1

Recently, we had two large trees removed from our front yard. They had been there for decades, long before our family arrived, and there was much to love about them. They were beautiful. ...

“Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?” – Luke 11:39-40

Imagine taking yesterday’s coffee mug from the sink, carefully polishing the handle, wiping away every fingerprint, and buffing...