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Apr 7, 2023
Life from Death
When the disciples went to sleep on Saturday night, they were sure death had won, that the Roman Empire and religious authorities had...


Mar 30, 2023
Good Friday, April 7
We will have a time of worship and reflection on Good Friday, April 7, at 7:00PM in-person and online. Join us as we ponder the meaning...


Mar 30, 2023
Misunderstood
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. Jesus is headed into Jerusalem and the crowd/mob turns his arrival into a parade, For the moment, they only...


Mar 23, 2023
Want Something to Eat?
The disciples offer Jesus food. He's been talking to someone next a well. His response is purely Jesus- it becomes a teachable moment....


Mar 16, 2023
More Well Water
After Jesus's initial encounter with the woman at the well, we discover more about her and she becomes part of the good news. Join us...


Mar 9, 2023
Well Water
Jesus is traveling through town and stops to rest at a well. The disciples head into town to scare up some food to eat. Jesus encounters...


Mar 4, 2023
Questions in the Darkness
We turn our attention to a questioner who made his way to visit Jesus under the cover of darkness. Our questioner, Nicodemus, probably...


Feb 23, 2023
Mustard Seed: From Tiny to Big
What are all Jesus's agrarian images all about? Planting and weeds and now Jesus uses the image of a mustard seed to describe the Kingdom...


Feb 17, 2023
Weeds and Wheat
More on the Kingdom? Jesus had a lot to say about this Kingdom and he like to talk about the Kingdom in enigmatic story form. This week...


Feb 9, 2023
Surprised by Treasure
What is so important about the Kingdom of God? Jesus seemed to talk about it quite a bit. Each story he tells unfolds just a little bit...


Feb 4, 2023
Find the Pearl
Jesus talked a lot about the Kingdom, usually in very subtle ways. Jesus would hint that the kingdom of God was like something, like...


Jan 28, 2023
Closet Prayer
The King James Version of the Bible speaks about going into the closet to pray. Of course, that version was translated into Middle...


Jan 20, 2023
And Jesus Preached...
This week we take a look at what Jesus preached and modeled for the disciples and, by extension, us. We will begin with Jesus' "first"...


Dec 24, 2022
In the Beginning: Christmas Day
John's gospel does not have a traditional Christmas birth story (neither does Mark's gospel). Here is how John's gospel summarizes it in...


Dec 24, 2022
Christmas Eve: Awe and Wonder
Everything about Christmas is filled with awe and wonder.The days are beginning to get longer, and we remember God's in-breaking Love....


Dec 16, 2022
Modeling Love
On this fourth Sunday of Advent, #allthefeelsofChristmas focuses on love. The reading from Luke 1:46-56, is known as "Mary's Magnificat"...


Dec 9, 2022
All the Feels of Christmas: Joy
Every year at Christmas time, we sing "Joy to the World." We have a sense of what was meant in that first-century when Jesus was born....


Oct 29, 2022
Getting Persecuted
Who really wants to be persecuted? And yet Jesus tells us, Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs...


Oct 21, 2022
Be a Peacemaker
This week we turn to the #peacemaker #beatitude: How blest are the peacemakers; God shall call them sons and daughters. Those who bring...


Oct 14, 2022
Pure hearts See God
What does it mean for us to be "pure of heart?" Just teaches that the pure of heart will see God! I want that or at least I think I do....
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