Series

Finding Space to Overcome Despair 

Feb 22, 2026   ·     •   Matthew 4:1-11

In a time when reminders of our mortality are all around us, perhaps finding a space for light and peace is the best Lenten “discipline” this year.  More

Dust and Other Symbols

Feb 18, 2026   ·     •   Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

Ash Wednesday is about facing the truth of our humanity—our limited, loved, breakable selves—and asking what God might still do with dust.  More

To Be Salt and Light

Feb 08, 2026   ·     •   Matthew 5:13-20

How are we fulfilling the law? How are we being salt and light in a world that desperately needs both? Are we discerning what we can do and not do?  More

Keeping an Eye on Minnesota

Jan 25, 2026   ·     •   Matthew 4:12-23 

Where is Jesus calling us to turn, to leave behind what is safe or familiar, to walk toward the unknown with him? What patterns of life keep us from following Christ more freely? More

The Call: Step Up and Change the World

Jan 25, 2026   ·     •   Matthew 4:12-23

What habits, what comforts, what patterns of life keep us from following Christ more freely? Where is Jesus calling us to turn, to leave behind what is safe or familiar, to walk toward the unknown with him?  More

…and We Won’t Be Silent Anymore!

Jan 11, 2026   ·     •   Matthew 3:13-17 

“Civil disobedience lies at the heart of the Epiphany story. The Magi receive an unjust order from a vindictive tyrant. Instead, they defy him. May we do likewise.”  – Meme from Michele’s collection More

Gaudete!

Dec 14, 2025   ·     •   Matthew 11:2-11

On the day of Advent when we are called to rejoice, we celebrate the gift of children in our community, especially three babies just born. More

Finding a Way Forward

Our call is to find a way forward to alleviate suffering in our world, following the way, chasing the divine spark, and living into who we say we are. More

“What then, to any of us, is the Fourth of July?”

Jul 06, 2025   ·     •   Matthew 5:43-48

This past Friday, you and I were meant to engage in the habitual grilling and flag-waving… and maybe doom-scrolling and fear-mongering. But really – to quote Frederick Douglass – “what is the 4th of July?” More

Free St. Francis From His Birdbath Prison

The message of St. Francis has been softened to …the point of memorializing him in placid statues with friendly birds or wolves. In truth, he was a radical who unflinchingly followed Christ. There is much to be learned from the authentic version of Francis. More