In our “Burning Hearts” 2026 bible reading plan, right now, we’re in the middle of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians – and it perfectly lines up with what Rebecca spoke about on Sunday, and, well, with the center of Jesus’ message to us: Love. On Sunday, Rebecca talked about the “greatest commandment”, per Jesus, to “love God” with all you’ve got (heart, soul, and mind), and the second that is 'like it', to “love your neighbor as yourself”. That just about sums it up

In our “Burning Hearts” 2026 bible reading plan, right now, we’re wrapping up our selected readings from Genesis. What we are reading is wonderful and challenging and intriguing, but what pains me is what we’re not reading (for time’s sake): we’re skipping some amazing chapters! Though not part of the plan per se, if you’re able, I encourage you to read the chapters we’re skipping as well.  For instance, if you didn’t read the chapters we skipped, that means you missed most of the story of

Right now in our 2026 bible reading plan, we’re going through selected readings from the book of Genesis. The stories are all amazing. But they are also difficult. When we’re reading Genesis, we have to remember that we are reading literature from thousands of years ago from a totally different culture, worldview, language, and society – and – it’s literature that is written to be heard and pondered over repeatedly over the course of a lifetime. Just like following Jesus, It is

Over the last four weeks at Central Youth, we were in a series called Aliens: Thriving in Exile. Below is a summary of the lessons looking at the stories of exile in Scripture and what that means for our lives today.  There’s a pattern that runs through the entire story of Scripture, and once you see it, you start noticing it everywhere—including in your own life. Israel is trapped in Egypt, crying out for freedom. They want out; out of oppression, out