Why Easter Is a Story About Connection Is needs to be capitalized. In a world of 1,000 Facebook friends but no one to grab coffee with, something doesn’t add up. We live  in the most connected time in human history, yet studies show we’re experiencing an epidemic of loneliness. The irony isn’t lost on us—our…

What a 2,000-Year-Old Story Can Teach Us About Friendship Making friends as an adult shouldn’t be this difficult. Remember when friendship was as simple as sharing crayons in kindergarten or sitting next to a new person at lunch? Now, it feels like we need a PhD in social dynamics just to form meaningful relationships. Finding…

What is “the good life”? What is “the good life”? What makes human existence meaningful? In his book, Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most, Miroslav Volf – Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Ethics – offers this account of the Apostle Peter’s experience. Before he became known as the first…

Desire For Happiness Is Universal Dr. Wiles has launched our “Flourishing Together” adventure with a focus on the domain of Happiness and Life Satisfaction. His sermon series during this season is based in the Gospel of Matthew with an emphasis on chapters 5-7. The “Sermon on the Mount” includes the “beatitudes” (Matthew 5:3-13). Each of…

A 3 Year Journey As we Flourish Together on this 3-year journey, one of the tools we will use is the “Flourishing Measure.” It’s a resource designed to facilitate awareness of personal well-being related to the 6 domains of Human Flourishing: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Mental and Physical Health, Meaning and Purpose, Character and Virtue,…