Series

Love Does Not Follow the Boundaries We Set

Feb 02, 2025   ·     •   Luke 2:22-40

We are people of the way; we follow so that our selfish desires are muted, and we follow someone who calls us to be merciful, to see each other, and to be of service to each other. More

When Someone Steps Up and Yells NO

Jan 19, 2025   ·     •   MLK Jr., 2025 

Sometimes, we have to point out that we are wrong and that something in the system is terrible. Sometimes, even when we all agree that something was one thing, one way, or even one reality, someone has to step up and say NO. More

Christmas II : What We Remember and What We Forget

Jan 05, 2025   ·     •   Luke 2:41-52

If we leave it up to our brains only and not our community and our sense of something more, we seek to hold on to the past and shield ourselves from seeing our faith in a new light. More

Christmas Eve | Something Audacious, Something Radical

Dec 24, 2024   ·     •   Luke 2:1-14

On Christmas Eve, the baby is in the manger. We proclaim something audacious, something radical…God has broken into the world and everything has changed.  More

All Saints Day 

Nov 05, 2023   ·     •   Matthew 5:1-12 

We are a product of those who come before us, and if we are to live into our blessings, we are called to remember today and strive for change tomorrow.  More

Lessons in Democracy

Jul 02, 2023   ·     •   Matthew 10:40-42

247 years into this experiment in Democracy, I want to be cautious … Because of the shift in the body politic a service like this can be viewed as really close to the edge of Christian nationalism.
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Saying the Most Important Things

May 12, 2023   ·     •   John 14: 1-8

If there’s someone you know who is going through a hard time, embarking on an adventure, or has accomplished something they’ve worked hard for, I wonder what you might say to them, in wisdom and in love? What you might express by way of gratitude to those who have helped you along the way? More

Telling Our Stories of Jesus

Apr 23, 2023   ·     •   Luke 24:13-35

…we pick up the stories, and we re-tell them again and again. We roll them around in our mouths, good storytellers try new ways to start them, and we see what sparks an interest. More

We Will With God’s Help

Apr 09, 2023   ·     •   John 20: 19-31

God has broken into the world this morning; we must claim and act on it. God can transform an empty, dusty tomb devoid of life and turn it into a symbol of beauty, hope, and salvation.  More

The Wholeness Looks Different After You Have Been Broken

Apr 07, 2023   ·     •   John 18: 1-19; 42

I want to be a better listener, I want to have others listen better too. My hope, my goal, is that I try and turn inward and deal with my broken parts and places where Christ is not. Good Friday is good for that. More