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God Is Unfair
There is something clearly unfair about the reading from Matthew 20:1-16 for Sunday. I get a little rankled when I read it. This week we...
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- Sep 14
Come to the Feast; Mind Your Manners
If the commandment Jesus gives is in John is to "love one another," what does that look like in practice? I know we talk about this all...
- Sep 7
Time to Wake Up
We turn to Paul's letter to Rome once more for some instruction on what is important in the life of faith. So what is important? That we...
- Aug 31
Being the Church
Paul has some thoughts about what it looks like to follow Jesus in community. He sent those thoughts to the faith community in Rome. This...
- Aug 24
On the Seventh Year...
Sabbath. We have talked about Sabbath as command and as delight. This week we take a look at the extension of Sabbath beyond a seventh...
- Aug 19
You Being You
Would it startle you to hear that God is in love with you, and that God loves you being you?! I find it startling because the messaging I...
- Aug 11
A Change in Mindset
This week we begin a three week series about the Sabbath and rest. You may wonder why the sermon title is "A Change in Mindset." It is...
- Aug 4
Making It Right
We end the Wisdom Series with the Song of Solomon. In it we will find beautiful love poetry and hints of reconciliation between God and...
- Jul 27
Cynical Wisdom?
When I think about Ecclesiastes, I try to step away from the popular chapter 3 (remember "there is a time for every purpose under...
- Jul 13
A Guide to the Good Life
Many times in my life I have I have focused on the things that I thought would bring about a good life. Proverbs 3: 1-7 helps us focus on...
- Jul 7
Wounded Healers
Isaiah 61 is fodder for one of Jesus's messages, this one to his home town folks. This passage comes near the end of Isaiah and is the...
- Jul 1
Don't Give Up!
There have been consequences to the choices made; still God chases us and does not give up. Isaiah 40 begins by offering us comfort and...
- Jun 23
Living in Shadow
Last week we realized that first we must admit there is a problem. Admitting the problem is the beginning especially if nothing is done...
- Jun 17
The First Step
This week we begin a series on the prophet Isaiah. And we'll be looking a fairly famous section where God "calls" the prophet and...
- Jun 8
To Boldly Go...
Every day we go out into the unknown. In that way, we are not unlike Abram when God called him to leave what he knew to go to a "place...
- Jun 2
Beyond Theories
When we look at our faith, sometimes we begin to realize that there are many complex ways the Church has sought to explain what is, Who...
- May 25
The Spirit of the Matter
We are in this together. There are infinite varieties brought together beautifully in the Spirit. What is most exciting about this? We...
- May 19
Now You See Him...
"... now you don't."After the resurrection experiences of the disciples, there comes a time when Jesus must depart. Traditionally we call...
- May 12
Harder Than It Sounds
Jesus leaves a commandment with his followers in John: Love one another. Sounds easy enough, right? However, if we are honest with each...
- May 5
Big, Big House
Jesus tells his disciples he's preparing a place for them (and, by extension, us). He leaves us the impression there is plenty of room....
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