Jesus spoke to us through the story of the Temple tax and the question from the Pharisees and Herodians: is it legal to pay the tax to the emperor. Jesus affirms to those in his time that the life of the faithful is a balance of the obligation to God and the obligation to be […]
A recurring theme as we dove into worship and the readings for today. “Where are we supposed to be going from here?” An age old question and one that can be perplexing. We want to respond to the right invitation from God but have difficulty, at times, hearing the invitation clearly. How often are we […]
In worship today we heard Jacob’s story of working to earn Rachel’s hand in marriage, only to be fooled by his uncle Laban. Jesus offers stories of what the kingdom of heaven is like – 6 of them to be precise; often because not everyone resonated with the different stories. We continue our search for […]
In worship today we heard many familiar stories, some of which can be misunderstood. Not because the stories are poorly related, rather because what we’ve been told about the lessons may not actually be what is the message. We heard Paul talk about there being no condemnation for those in Christ, condemnation may come from […]