Jesus came to inaugurate a kingdom — one not built through oppression and domination, but one propelled by love and compassion. And His way was the way of the cross.

You are God’s creation — embraced, loved, valued, cherished, even delighted over. Nothing will ever change this fact.

What if embracing life in Jesus is just the start of the journey? What if, rather than crossing the finish line, all we’ve done is take a step across the starting line?

Is it possible to do the very things that please God, yet be so far from the spirit of it, that we miss the point completely?