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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....

Oct 6, 2022

Mercy Is Key

Mercy is a key to understanding God. It is also key to understanding the #beatitudes. What makes #mercy so important? What is mercy? Join...