Psalm 13How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long?How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O

Manna in the Wilderness

Mar 21st, 2022

God can rescue us in one moment, but it can take a lifetime for us to believe it. God takes us through the wilderness for our own good so that we can learn to receive the gift of grace.

Feast of Liberation

Mar 16th, 2022

This passage from Exodus 12 starts with devastating oppression of God’s people in slavery in Egypt, and it seems like God is not paying attention. Day after day, year after year, the people cry out for justice…And the punchline of the story is

Called Out of Slavery

Mar 8th, 2022

What feels like wilderness in your life? We probably don’t have to look too deeply to find a part of our lives that feels uncontrollable, confusing, and chaotic. What if that is the exact spot where God wants to show up and surprise you?

Transfiguration

Feb 28th, 2022

The story of Transfiguration reveals who Jesus really is. In it we get a deeper glimpse into who God is and what God is like: Dazzling beauty and power that moves toward us in love to rescue us.

Raising Lazarus From the Dead

Feb 22nd, 2022

How do we deal with those little deaths that we experience each day, let alone the big losses in our lives? It’s critical that we have a worldview strong enough to hold us through the ups and downs and uncertainties of life, one that is both da

Walking Through the Storm

Feb 15th, 2022

How do you respond when your life feels like a boat that’s taking on water, when things aren’t getting better, and when there’s no end in sight? How do you deal with the feeling of not having it all together or of living in what seems like a st

Bread for a Hungry Community

Feb 7th, 2022

The feeding of the 5000 shows us that God has compassion for us in our lack. Jesus chooses to demonstrate his power by moving toward those who are hungry and by giving them what they need.Jesus sees the pain and hardship in our lives and enters

Jesus Heals the Paralytic at the Pool

Jan 31st, 2022

In this scene, Jesus finds the man by the pool. Jesus sees him and goes to him, even though the man doesn’t exhibit any faith. The principle that Christianity presents to us in this story is that the spiritual life is not so much your journey o

Jesus Heals the Official's Son

Jan 26th, 2022

Because Jesus is the Son of God, we can have hopeful, buoyant comfort in the midst of the difficulties we’re going through right now. It also means we have an avenue to pursue peace with anyone, especially those we can’t stand or disagree with,

When the Joy Runs Out...Jesus Provides More!

Jan 19th, 2022

Jesus brings the joy the experiences in our lives can’t bring us. Rather than mere happiness that is dependent upon our circumstances, he gives us joy like an oak log burning in our core. We can face heartache and uncertainty from a place of ho

Baptism: The Gateway to Identity and Meaning

Jan 12th, 2022

God comes to you and says, “I see you, I know you, and I love you, and I’ve called you my own.” An identity that can never be taken away, no matter what. What if you received that as the truest indicator of who you are?

Jesus Manifest

Jan 4th, 2022

The wise men were educated outsiders and the shepherds were uneducated insiders. In the birth of Christ, “God with us,” people who don’t belong together gather to meet God. The thing that holds our church together is that people who don’t belon

First Sunday of Christmas

Dec 27th, 2021

The Light of Christ is the Christmas gift that we never get tired of. Even now, we are invited to unwrap deep and lasting joy, hope, peace, and love in the gift of God’s in-breaking light that renews the world.In Christ, God’s light comes to yo

Advent Love

Dec 20th, 2021

It takes courage to let the light into our lives and it might be uncomfortable, but it is in the light that we experience the fullness of love.

Advent Joy

Dec 13th, 2021

Joy isn't the same thing as happiness, and it doesn't have to be based on our circumstance.

Advent Peace

Dec 6th, 2021

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.John 14:27

Today’s scripture reading comes from John 18:33-37, NRSV:33 Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about