Sermon: "More than Just Words," August 21, 2016

Even in the world we live in, words don’t have to be “just words.” The Bible, the Christian tradition, the way of Jesus Christ, puts huge stock in the power of words. “In the beginning” says the book of Genesis. God spoke… and it was.” The cosmos created by an act of loving speech. And Jesus is named as “the Word made flesh.” That same spark that brought the universe in to being was fully present in the life of Jesus. God’s loving speech to us. One who was able to create a whole new world for us with his words, his teachings, and his touch, his death and his new life. And that, by the Spirit, this same spark is able to heal and set free. Able to re-create our own lives and our own world. Here and now.

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Sermon: "A Diagnosis... and a Prescription," August 7, 2016

In our text for this morning, Jesus, the great physician of our souls, offers us a diagnosis. That our hearts are not set where they are supposed to be. They are set towards earthly goods that do not last, and will never satisfy, yes. But Jesus he also offers a treatment. When Jesus says to sell what we have, and give alms, to sell what we have and give it away. He’s giving a prescription for fullness of life. Jesus prescribes giving, he prescribes a deep generosity, as the treatment for what ails our hearts and our souls.

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Weekly Update: Quit it with the Money Talk Already, Jesus

I wonder if we wrestle with the text as it is, we might discover something about ourselves and our world that we don't already know. Even if it might be uncomfortable or challenging for us. For me, I've found that it's the uncomfortable or challenging places where my most fruitful and life-changing encounters with the Spirit seem to happen the most.

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Sermon: "Knocking on Heaven's Door," July 24, 2016

If we’re truly honest with ourselves, Jesus kind of sounds like he’s out of his mind. I don’t mean to sound cynical. But this prayer sounds crazy. It sounds impossible. A prayer for a parking spot actually seems perfectly doable in comparison. Because Jesus’ big prayer just seems a little too big.

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Summer Day Camp August 1-5, 2016

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We're Hiring: Lead Accompanist

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Sermon: "A Spiritual Inheritance," June 26, 2016

This is something I think’s easy for us to forget. In all the worthwhile work it takes in keeping a place like this going, it’s so easy for us to forget why in the first place. Speaking as someone who walked in to a church for the first time a decade ago. We so easily forget that the most attractive thing about us, or a community like ours isn’t the tasks we need done, or the bills we need paying. It’s not the roof that’s being fixed, and it’s not the seats on committees. These are all good things. Necessary things. But they aren’t the inheritance we’ve been given to pass on. Those things are all here to help us pass on our inheritance, what we have to give.

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Weekly Update: Vigil for Orlando (and More)

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Weekly Update: Farewell to Wally and Paula and a Vineyard

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