For over 500 years the Roman Empire utilized crucifixion as a means of punishment for those that they deemed a threat to their power and their sense of order. Thousands and thousands of people were executed on crosses all over the known world until the practice was outlawed in 337 CE. So many crucifixions. So many crosses. Yet, after 1700 years of history moving forward there is only one cross we still talk about. There is only one cross that has come to represent so much to

After some time with Jesus his disciples come to Jesus with a question. They have witnessed his teachings, his miracles of healing and deliverance, they have seen the way he responds to aggression and rejection, and they have seen his rhythm of escaping to the wilderness in prayer. They see Jesus, they see his dependence on the God he refers to as his Father, and they see how things happen when he prays. So one day as Jesus is praying in a certain place, they come to Jesus w

There are many ways the world promises us a full life – through the pursuit of wealth, status, family, comfort, success. ​ These ways to fullness are often based around performance, doing the right things and getting the right results. And so we push and push, striving to be better, never content. We are left battered and bruised, and in need of healing. ​ The good news is that Jesus is the God of healing, and he offers another way. ​ We believe the true fullness of life is f