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Jesus Is Looking For You

Consider the lengths to which Jesus goes as he looks for each and every one of us. Give glory to God who brings Light into the dark places of our lives.

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

June 19, 2025 - Quote for the Day: “Some say that they are mad at God because, in spite of everything they have done for him (!?), he hasn’t given them what they feel they deserve.  Is that what we want – really?  Do we want God to give us what we deserve?”  Originally published in: Christianity Without the Religion magazine, August 2021 ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now

“But Even If He Does Not…”

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego -- it’s a revered story we all know — but what is the real moral of this story we read in the book of Daniel?

The Enemy of Faith

Jesus does not promise to keep us from the storms of life, but he will endure them with us and never forsake us. We have an enemy during the storms of our lives that can be conquered through Jesus.

The Real Love Story – by Greg Albrecht

  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.—John 3:16-17         It's been said that love is the most powerful force in the universe because it alone can conquer the human heart. But God's love does not coerce. God's love works in our lives by our consent.         Many people suffer with a warped and twisted view of God's love. They have a perverted idea of God's love ...

Q&R with Greg Albrecht – “Is Being Born Again the Same as the New Creation?”

 Question: I'm trying to get a clear understanding on what the new creation in Christ means - specifically in Gal 6:15.   Can you recommend any good books/articles that could help me? Hope you can help! Warm regards, A Pastor in California Response: My initial response is that all of the New Testament metaphors for new creation, salvation, conversion, transformation, being one in Christ, new men and women in Christ, putting “on” Christ, born again, being children of God, being heirs of his kingdom, being resurrected in Christ from a watery grave, et al,  all speak of the same event, not of course to be ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

June 17, 2025 - Quote for the Day: “You and I need a big God.  A really, really big God – not a small god who religion attempts to shrink down so we can relate to him.  We need a God who can encompass this whole planet – for that matter, this entire universe.  We need a God whose relentless love is big enough for all of us – for everyone who has ever lived or ever will live.  We need a God for all people, all languages, all cultures, all colors and all religions.”  Originally published in: Spiritual Soup for the Hungry Soul, Volume 1 ------------------------------------- Help Us Help ...

He Can’t Stop Loving You!

Days before his own brutal death on the cross and subsequent resurrection, Jesus stood before a tomb and demanded that death release Lazarus. Lazarus came forth -- just as we all can -- because of the limitless love of God.

The Tragedy of Denial

Peter learned the lesson we all do -- sin will take us farther than we want to go and cost us more than we want to pay. But the good news is that Jesus does not hold the fact that we have denied him against us. The cross of Christ, and his resurrection, is good news!

Bargaining with God – by Greg Albrecht

The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things. – G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) The first serious conversation most of us ever have with God is when we realize we are in a world of hurt. Our back is against the wall – we have painted ourselves into a corner and we desire to have a heart-to-heart talk with God so he will get us out of the mess we’re in. Typically, the first time we wanted God to really listen to us was also when we offered him a bargain. Do you remember? Perhaps the first serious discussion you had with God was when you were in high school. You goofed off all ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

June 14, 2025 - Quote for the Day: “I believe that physical death is not the end of God’s pursuit of us, and I base that belief primarily on the full and complete (as I understand it) revelation of God within the pages of the Bible… My hopeful perspective of God’s pursuit of all of us – and I do mean ALL – is that he will do whatever it takes to win us.  However, I also think he allows us to make choices and respects our choices – many biblical passages speak to this, perhaps none better than the Prodigal Son, when the father ‘lets’ the son leave his house.  He honors the son’s request for his inheritance – he ...

My Father and Your Father

As we celebrate Father's Day we celebrate earthly fathers and we worship our heavenly Father, giving thanks that 1) we have a heavenly Father who is God and 2) a God we know as Father.

He Wants You: Dead and Alive – by Greg Albrecht

        What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

June 12, 2025 - Quote for the Day: “God’s grace is proof that our currency – our medium of spiritual and religious exchange – is not accepted in the kingdom of heaven.  We cannot pay for or earn any standing with God because he doesn’t accept our ‘money.’  Christ-less religious institutions would have us believe that the religious currency it prints in the church basement will enable us to buy a ticket to heaven.  But God’s grace says that God’s ‘money’ is free.  Of course, within legalistic, authoritarian religious institutions God’s grace doesn’t really count for much because their legalisms ...

Wanted: More Working Fathers!

So many children today, like sheep, are harassed and helpless. Today we focus on what our heavenly Father can and will enable earthly fathers to do and be for their children.

Karma Or Grace

Karma is a "you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours" cause and effect philosophical assumption that what goes around comes around. This religious idea is universal -- the idea that we get what we deserve. But what does the gospel say?

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

June 10, 2025 - Quote for the Day: “I believe that a Christ-follower may be more liberal than friends and family or more conservative than friends and family and still be a Christ-follower.  Christ-followers are not political yellow pencils. Within reason, excepting fanaticism (and definitions of fanaticism vary!), we can differ about political opinions while remaining respectful and understanding.  Unfortunately, some feel as if their task is to bulldoze everyone into submission so that all agree with their political perspectives.  This ‘warfare’ happens within Christendom as well – in fact, in some quarters ...

The Gospel of Lazarus

We turn our attention to the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. Greg discusses the implications of this parable in our world of "bad news religion."

Cleansed From the Muck and Mire of Religion

In this service we consider the vision given to the Apostle John of a great multitude in white robes as a picture of God’s kingdom of heaven. Join us as we discuss the kind of people you might meet in heaven.

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

June 7, 2025 - Quote for the Day: “God’s grace is not about human perceptions of entitlement or justice.  It is perfectly natural to feel resentful about those who appear to be ‘getting away’ with something. Our sense of human justice cries out for them to ‘get theirs.’  We start this behavior early in life, as children we point out the shortcomings of others to authority figures such as parents and teachers, hoping they will be punished and penalized.  There is, of course, one person whose shortcomings we do not point out to the authorities – our own.” Originally published in: Between Religious ...