Series

The Tomb is Full

Apr 18, 2025   ·     •   John 18:1-19; 42 (Adapted)

On Good Friday, we remember that Jesus has died. Only if we see the wounds on Jesus can we know that Jesus sees the wounds on us.
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Stone Sunday

Apr 13, 2025   ·     •   Luke 19:28-40 

The stones cry out to proclaim the coming of a king who is not a king.  More

Digging into 1 Corinthians 

Mar 23, 2025   ·     •   1 Corinthians 10:1-13 

Some texts are so rich they merit a deep dive to truly understand.  More

The Case for Lent 

Mar 05, 2025   ·     •   Ash Wednesday

The season of Lent is a time in the church year for us to reflect and lament. Only through Lent can we arrive at Easter.  More

Moving Beyond the Do-Gooderism of Loving Your Enemies

Feb 23, 2025   ·     •   Luke 6:27-38

It’s easy to gloss over the truly radical nature of the Sermon on the Plain. The call to love our enemies is more than a cliche, but a plea to move beyond us vs. them thinking. More

When God Took on Our Human Frailty 

Dec 29, 2024   ·     •   John 1:1-14 

To have a body is to be vulnerable. That’s why it’s absolutely stunning that God became human.  More

What Aladdin Can Teach Us About the Incarnation 

Dec 25, 2024   ·     •   John 1:1-14 

This Christmas, find a time of stillness to marvel that God became human in the person of Jesus.  More

Christ is King, and No One Else

Nov 24, 2024   ·     •   John 18:33-37

On the Feast of Christ the King, we reflect on the Roman Catholic origins and history of the holy day, as well as what it has to say to us in our own times. More

Hannah: The S/Hero of This Story

Nov 17, 2024   ·     •   1 Samuel 1:4-2:10

We have a lot to learn from Hannah, who sings a song of justice, and offers her gifts
back to God. 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