The Question

Our story was born out of an uncomfortable dilemma: either Jesus was a liar or we were getting something terribly wrong in our discipleship to him. Jesus is NOT a liar. The only other option — user error.

The Claim

Jesus boasted that his disciples could have "life abundantly." He invited exhausted people to come to him to experience soul-level rest. He talked about being set free from sin’s mastery over us. Did he simply use inflated language to get attention, or was it actually possible? 

The Journey

After loving Jesus the best I could for 30 years and not experiencing much of a difference from the average atheist, I honestly began to wonder. Then, seemingly by accident, a group of us began to try something new — actually, something ancient.

We began to slowly embrace what we've begun to call the Rhythms of Intimacy. Over the years they've had many names: spiritual disciplines, habits of grace, disciplines of the faith, and others. Basically, they are the practices that Jesus scheduled his life around that deepened his relationship with the Father through the Spirit fueling his awe-inspiring life. 

The Result

What happened or perhaps better, what is happening is an ever deepening, personal relationship with Jesus that is overflowing into increasing maturity, purpose, and life — joy, peace, hope, rest, and contentment.  

As we began to actually put into practice the things that Jesus did the things that Jesus promised began to happen more effectively. You might say that as we abide in the True Vine — the way Jesus demonstrated — his Spirit produces his fruit.