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It has been quite a week. My heart has been heavy with sadness, shock, grief, anger, confusion—and also with a resolve. Once again, tragedy has shaken our nation and reminded us of the brokenness in our culture. As Psalm 120 says, “In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me… I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.”In moments like this, the temptation is to turn inward—to blame, to divide, to harden our hearts. But as followers of Jesus, our first response is to turn upward. This is a moment for prayer. It’s a time to seek God’s presence, to humble ourselves, and to remember that our help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth (Psalm 121:1–2).So how do we respond? We pray. We care for those around us. We stay tethered to a Kingdom that is above politics, culture, and rhetoric—a Kingdom that carries peace in the storm and hope for the future. We choose humility and boldness, and we let joy be our strength.Prayer Focus This Week:Pray for our nation and for God to pour out His Spirit.Pray for eyes, ears, and hearts to awaken to truth.Pray for comfort for those who mourn and grieve.Pray that despair will lift and hope will fill hearts.Pray for an awakening in the Church, full of the Spirit and boldness.Pray for God-given creativity and solutions to bring healing.Pray for this to be a true turning to God moment across our land.Let’s be a people who grieve without it turning into bitterness and hate, who hold hope and who believe that unity grows where pride and fear die.-Eric J.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

On Sunday we continued our study in the Songs of Ascent. Psalm 133 paints a stunning picture: “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” Surprisingly, Unity isn’t the starting point—it’s the result of our journey of walking and doing life with people towards God. Culture often shouts for “unity” but what it really means is agreement, control, or sameness. Scripture shows us something different: unity that flows from God’s Spirit, like oil that consecrates and dew that refreshes.True unity is not uniformity—it’s diverse people, different backgrounds, one covenant, one God. It’s not forced from the top down; it comes as we humble ourselves, walk together, and let God pour out His blessing. The highest point of worship isn’t “me and God,” but us and God together. That’s the kind of unity that lasts, and the world is longing to see it. For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

This Sunday, we continued our journey through the Song of Ascents. We were reminded that in Psalm 124 that if the Lord had not been on our side, we would have been swallowed up by life’s storms. These ancient “Songs of Ascent” were survival songs—words sung by God’s people as they journeyed step by step toward His presence. They teach us something powerful: in every situation we face, we have a choice. We can descend into blame, pride, and entitlement—or we can ascend toward humility, gratitude, and faith. The songs we sing with our lives matter. Gratitude, thankfulness, and humility in the midst of suffering are what set followers of Jesus apart from the world.We live in a culture that when things get hard or difficult it is working to move you towards blame and victimhood, but God calls us to fight for a different algorithm—a way of living shaped by responsibility, gratitude, and dependence on Him. When we ascend, we discover God’s presence in the silence, His protection in the storm, and His power in our weakness. Let’s be a people who keep moving toward Him, singing songs of faith together as we go. As Psalm 124 closes, may this be our declaration: “Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

Dive into a deep exploration of success and its hidden costs, uncovering the sacrifices behind achievements. Reflect on the emotional complexities of life through the lens of the Psalms, discussing the journey of aging, nostalgia, and loss. Challenge conventional ideas of rest by embracing trust in a higher power, and learn the power of community in spiritual growth. This enriching dialogue invites listeners to balance life's struggles with blessings, emphasizing the importance of trust and awareness on their personal journeys.

This week we turned to Psalm 126, a Song of Ascents:“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad… Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.”These psalms were sung by worshippers on their way “up” to Jerusalem—pilgrim songs for people on the move with God. They remind us that following Him is both personal and communal, and it’s a journey marked by steps: leaving behind distress, walking together in trust, and drawing near to His presence.Psalm 126 captures the beautiful tension of the spiritual life: joy for what God has done and longing for what He has not yet done. It invites us to hold both thankfulness and expectation at the same time. Personally, this means carrying gratitude while still trusting God for future promises. As a community, it means learning to hold space for one another—rejoicing with those who rejoice, and weeping with those who weep—without judgment, jealousy, or comparison.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

This past Sunday we looked at one of the most challenging and transformative truths of following Jesus: If your faith has no room for suffering or waiting, you may have a God you can control—but not the kind of God you can trust. We have been exploring the paradox of waiting and suffering—the “hallway” or “wilderness” seasons between past reality and future promise—and saw how these spaces aren’t punishment or failure, but holy places of preparation. We often look at the wilderness as a dry, barren and desolate place. However when we read about Moses, he found community, found a wife and had kids. He also learned where the water and food were which taught him how to sustain life in the wilderness. So perhaps the wilderness isn’t only dry and barren but also a place where you find life and things you long for. The truth is, God is not absent in the wilderness—He is loud in it. Waiting is not wasted when it becomes a place of surrender, honesty, and encounter. As we follow Jesus together, may we learn to trust Him not just for the destination, but in the wilderness itself—where provision is found, identity is forged, and His presence becomes our greatest treasure.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

If God is healer, why hasn’t He healed me yet?If God is comforter, why does it still hurt?If God is the provider, why does lack still linger?These aren’t questions of doubt. These are the questions of discipleship. On Sunday, Pastor Eric shared his journey of still waiting for his healing for his entire life. It was raw, vulnerable and a sprinkle of comedy. He wrestles with the paradox of knowing God as healer and provider while still waiting for healing himself. The talk honestly wrestles with the questions that emerge when healing, comfort, or provision are delayed: not as signs of doubt, but as essential questions of discipleship. Through the lenses of the theology of waiting and the theology of suffering, Eric invites listeners to consider how God forms us not in spite of delay and pain, but through them. Drawing from personal stories and scripture he emphasizes that waiting is not passive but sacred; suffering is not meaningless but formative. Ultimately, the talk anchors in a powerful truth: If your faith has no room for suffering or waiting, then you may have a God you can control—but not the kind of God you can trust. Instead, let the waiting and the suffering be places of encounter, honesty, gratitude, and transformation. Listen to this talk to learn how all of this is an invitation to invite Jesus to disciple you.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

As we are growing, God is revealing things in us—beautiful things, surprising things, and sometimes things that need to be surrendered. It’s all an invitation to go deeper into His love and delight… to be formed in that space, learning to trust, and to release control.Let’s lean into who He is and what He’s providing. He is our Provider. Our Good Shepherd. And we can rest knowing He has already prepared everything we need.He is the God of Psalm 23The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.We’re praying that this week, you’ll encounter everything Jesus gave His life for—His love, His healing, His forgiveness, and His peace.Even in uncertain spaces, may you recognize His provision… and may you have an appetite for the table He’s prepared just for you.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

What if culture wasn’t something to fear or fight—but something to cultivate? This Sunday, we’re exploring the idea that culture is a canvas, not a battlefield. From neighborhoods to nations, creativity to parenting, culture is the space where God meets us, shapes us, and invites us to be co-creators in His redemptive story. It’s not about escaping the world or taking it over—it’s about being faithfully present in it.This week’s talk is full of hope and clarity. We’ll ask honest questions, challenge old assumptions, and explore how our faith shapes the way we live, work, and engage the world around us. Whether you’re an artist, a teacher, a parent, or just someone trying to make sense of what’s happening in the world—this is for you. Come with an open heart. Culture is not the enemy. It’s the soil where seeds of beauty, goodness, and renewal can grow.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

This past Sunday, we continued exploring the opportunity and complexity of how we live in this world as Jesus followers. We took it a step further by exploring the Incarnation—Jesus taking on flesh, which is known as The Incarnation. This is foundational to understanding the person and nature of Christ. A question we asked ourselves is - we know Jesus died for all of humanity, but did he die for all of creation? The Incarnation confronts the idea that spirit is good and matter is bad. Jesus in the flesh shows us that God doesn’t run from creation—He enters it. That means ordinary life—work, beauty, cities, justice, bodies—matters deeply. Jesus didn’t just come to save souls; He came to redeem all of creation. The title for the talk is “The End of Escapism”. The challenge for us is to move away from an escape from this world paradigm and move towards a redemption of all things. Let’s move past escapism and embrace a more embodied, redemptive gospel.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!