As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. There are a lot of things that we improve upon as we do them more. But the most important task is the task of love. God doesn't just love us and forgive us so that we can continue to be the same person; God invites us into a new way of living that is full of love. This is our journey, the journey to love.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. There are a lot of things that we improve upon as we do them more. But the most important task is the task of love. God doesn't just love us and forgive us so that we can continue to be the same person; God invites us into a new way of living that is full of love. This is our journey, the journey to love.

Because we are imperfect human beings, we make mistakes. We make choices that hurt others, we do things that are counter to God's desires for us, and we do things that are harmful to even ourselves. When we make mistakes, it can be easy to identify with the mistakes, and misidentify who we are. But in Christ, we experience a different message: the message of grace and love that forgives.

Type 7 - The Enthusiast (the need to avoid pain) Type 6 - The Loyalist (the need for security). Type 5 - The Observer (the need to perceive)

Type 2 - The Helper (the need to be needed) Type 3 - The Achiever (the need to succeed) Type 4 - The Individualist (the need to be special)

Type 8 - The Challenger (the need to be against) Type 9 - The Peacemaker (the need to avoid) Type 1 - The Reformer (the need to be perfect)

The bad in the world can easily cloud our idea of what the world is like. Yes, there is darkness, evil and ugly, and it's appropriate to condemn the bad and mourn the suffering. But there is also so much good. God is able to redeem the bad to bring good. Just like the centurion, we can experience awe as we observe God's love for us.

Awe doesn't just bring joy and fulfillment, it can also inspire us, to make certain decisions, to create, and to take a stand for what is right. Like Moses, we can let the burning bushes in our lives inspire us to be faithful. What is the burning bush that inspires you?

Children inhabit a magical world full of joy. Children are in awe of everything. The simplest things can evoke awe. But at some point, we lose that sense of joy and awe. What would it look like to regain that childlike joy? What would it look like to incorporate play and imagination into our lives?

A contested election turned into a protest that turned into a stormed federal capitol building. Our nation is living through dark days, and finds itself broken. As we look to the future, we hope and pray for healing. For different ideologies to come together for the greater good, what must take place from us? Is it even possible?