“Healing” does not mean “fixing.” The healing that Jesus promises and desires to work in our life is not our preconceived idea of everything being “OK,” not more suffering, all problems erased. Rather, his healing is ordered toward love. Join us on this 10 week series to experience the healing power of Jesus Christ in our lives.
Category: Homily
Seeing the Light of Salvation
What is the significance of Jesus’ presentation in the Temple? Simeon’s words are the key: salvation, light has come. But do we recognize that we need that just as much as Simeon did?
Jesus, Moana, and Your Heart
Our brokenness and imperfections are not something we have to fix before Jesus shows up. We simply have to be willing to let him meet us there. And that is something easier said than done.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
How often do we resign ourselves to suffer with whatever it is we are carrying around, or to live “maimed” and a shell of ourself? Jesus Christ shows us that he can not only help us “cope,” but truly and radically transform our life, renew us in ways unexpected and unimaginable.
The Magi and Us
The three magi reveal us to ourselves. They reveal: 1) our hearts; 2) how we are to respond; and 3) what will happen if we do. Really, it’s all summed up in this passage.
The AFC Goes Through Arrowhead, the World Goes Through the Family
We all know that the AFC goes through Arrowhead. But what about the world, the history of the world? What does the world and mankind have to “go through”? Simply put: the family. “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
Hope Arrives
We all know Christmas is more than a vibe, and that there’s a “reason for the season.” But can we name it? And can we recognize that we’re in need of it? And will this give us hope?
Full of Hope (Part 3)
Memento mori, remember death. Why in the world would Christians greet each other with this phrase? Seems a little morbid. “It’s actually hopeful,” you say? How? Take a listen.
Full of Hope (Part 2)
One thing that may not sound like it is a hopeful thing is the existence of hell. How can this give us hope? How can we be full of hope if that’s a possibility? The answer may surprise you.
Full of Hope (Part 1)
It doesn’t take a genius to recognize the lack of hope present in our world and our culture today. But why is that? Are things really that bad? Or has hope been sabotaged? And how do we recover the hope that is ours as Christians?
The Beggar 