One ofthe core values of ourculture consists of our ability to rely on our own strength to solve problems and overcome life's trials and uncertainties. This idea is burned into our thoughts from an early age, and as a result, we run off to face some of our greatest difficulties with anoverinflated sense of self-reliance and an underestimation of the task before us.We find ...

Kcathy was 3 years old when she and her parents left South Korea and immigrated to America. Some of her earliest memories are of the struggle to assimilate to a new culture that she didn't understand. She can recall moments on playgrounds where she couldn't speak the language and feeling like she was on the outside looking in. These early experiences set up a lifetime of w...

We've all been on an airplane when the flight attendant gives instructions about what to do in case the plane crashes/lands in the ocean/catches on fire, etc. I'm not particularly fond of flying anyway, so I like to tune this part out. On my first airplane ride my sophomore year of college, I almost went into a panic attack when I saw all the smoke outside the plane window...

Our doctrine, our set of operating beliefs, is important, but even more important is making sure those beliefs express the all-encompassing love of God that flows through us. Last week at The Well, we talked about the importance of sound doctrine doctrine being the set of beliefs by which we live our lives. For Christian leaders (which are all Christians, in one way o...