a shared journey

Jesus sat down on a hillside, opened His mouth, and reshaped the world.

Every Sunday over the next several weeks, we are walking through His revolutionary teaching known as The Sermon on the Mount. These words have transformed history. They can do the same thing in our hearts.

So, we are inviting you to join us on a shared journey into the life and teachings of Jesus. Over the next 40 days we will immerse ourselves in His story as told by the good news writer Matthew. We are going small with this thing, reading just one chapter of Matthew a day. And going even smaller with the three chapters that make up the Sermon on the Mount. We will move intentionally slow through this portion, sinking into the words and letting the words sink into us.

Join us on this journey into the words that reshaped the world. And let them reshape you as well. Read along each day here.

abide in me

The new Asbury Reader launched this week. This is one of the projects that I get to work with in my new role here at the seminary. Here's the deal: Each semester we walk through Scripture together, sharing this story that we find ourselves caught up in. This time the journey leads through John, wrapped around Jesus' invitation for us to 'abide in the Vine.'

To go along with each chapter of John there will be a bonus podcast, featuring companion commentaries from our faculty. Check out the introductory interview here.

We'd love to have you join us in this. We'll be updating it online everyday at asburyreader.com

(props to Teresa VanderMolen for her beautiful design and Chad Brooks for this animation.)