Joy!cast

This week we explore Mary, Jesus’ mother and the impact of her faith. The minute Mary agreed to be Jesus’ mother she became a Person of the Passion, one of the main characters in the story of Jesus’ last day. After the Christmas story we don’t hear much about Mary until we find her “near the cross” when her son Jesus was crucified. It was at this moment of deep grief we witness Mary’s deep faith.

Ash Wednesday is a call back to God to repent of the things that separate us from God, return to God by accepting God's forgiveness, and remember God's love and goodness.

Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is near, but sometime life looks and feels more like hell than heaven. Today we let Jesus teach us to see the heaven that is already near us.

The hope of Heaven someday, with Gods help, can give the courage and hope we need to persevere in difficult times.

Even without a scientific method to prove it, by faith, we can believe heaven is real based on what Jesus says about it.

Cyberbullying is on the rise. Children have taken their life over being bullied online. But kids aren’t the only one bullying. Our elected officials do it. Athletes do it. Recording artists do it. Movie stars do it. What we SAY MATTERS. Ours words have the power to raise up or tear down. Which raises a very good question. Who is going to set a better example? Listen this week to find out.

Jesus gave a new command before he was crucified. He said that His followers should love one another. And by doing this, people will know they follow Jesus.

As children of God, we were created to live in peace and love with one another but that can be difficult in our polarized world.  Listen this week as we explore how to live in unity and harmony despite our differences.

We were created to live in community not social media isolation. Listen this week as we explore what isolation looks like and the impact it can have on our lives.

A person’s identity is formed by their gender, their job, their family, their ethnicity, and so much more. And all are important. And all are secondary to our identity in Christ. Listen this week as we wrestle with having people “like” us and our identity vs “being like” Christ.”