Ruf At New Mexico State University

We briefly introduce our new series on The Psalms: The Sound of Faith in the Noise of Life.

We conclude our message from last week on sexuality and talk about how God painstakingly promises to redeem, renovate, and re-purpose our broken sexuality.

Why does the Bible talk so much about "sexual immorality"? Because sexual brokenness is where we all do life. And the Bible doesn't pretend we live in a fairytale land of ideals... but meets us right where we are, in the real world, where things aren't...

Most of us think of singleness just as a temporary holding pattern until we find someone to pair off with. Just waiting. But what if singleness is a positive calling from God? What if it has a special, strategic purpose in the Kingdom of God? What if...

It's an ironic time for marriage. Never before has such a wide variety of people pursued marriage. And never before have such large numbers of people run away from their marriages. It seems like half of our society feels they can't truly be themselves...

Before Christian community is ever a command or an ideal, it's a gift. And before it's something you're called to give, its something you're allowed to enjoy. But let's be honest... there's a lot of obstacles that can threaten our enjoyment of and...

Legalism is just as spiritually fatal as licentiousness. And legalistic dating is just as spiritually and relationally harmful as licentious dating. Each of us leans more toward one of these than the other... and needs the daily rescue of Grace to save ...

Dating's always been tricky to figure out; but in a digital age when even using the word "dating" seems antiquated and formal, it can be almost impossible to know what you're doing. Modern dating too often ends in scars, confusion, and regret. And the...

Intimacy with friends of our own gender is something we crave and feel weird about at the same time. In an uber-eroticized culture, even expressing innocent love for a friend seems to set off alarms. So, we've learned our lesson and keep our friendships...

The key question in every friendship is this: "Knowing what I know about this person, what will I do?" Knowing her inconvenient habits and my lack of time, will I back away? Noticing his awkward personality and my reputation, will I pass by and ignore?...

It'd be easy to doubt that God's even on the scene of our worst relationship collisions and conflicts... and even easier to doubt he's specifically using *those* moments to set our hearts back on track. But... He is, and He does. James 4 shows us that...

When talking about "falls", distance is crucial. If I fall off a chair the damage is minor and fixable. If I fall off the top of a skyscraper the damage is fatal and irreparable. How far did humanity--our relationships to God and one another--fall...

Who gets to tell you what your relationships should or could look like? Parents? Pop psychologists? A culture constantly evolving? Other friends' experiences? Our own gut instincts? Figuring out what our relationships should be like can be a pretty...

Relationships populate our worst nightmares, our brightest dreams, and everything in between. It's not a stretch to say that all of life is relational. God suggests as much in 2 Corinthians 5 when he says "I am reconciling all things to myself through...

Each December and April, we have the privilege hearing of God's powerful work--even in places or seasons of weakness--from our graduating seniors. Their stories and lives are proof positive of Jesus making all things new through the work of his Spirit!