Scripture talked to us about abiding, loving, and being present for the bidding of God in community. We were reminded that God’s love doesn’t see boundaries nor does it fit our paradigm. We heard about God’s love being active, expansive, relational, and faithful; all of these, even when we don’t feel faithful, relational, expansive, or […]
We looked at the oddity of life: being human AND made in the image of God, called a child of God. We heard reflections of the fallibility of our human focus and the ability to either ignore or simply miss God’s interaction with us in community. While it seems odd to hear these stories just […]
We celebrate our journey in this Easter season and consider how our life and the practice of the Christian church has changed on this side of Easter. Scripture paints many pictures of how that first and second century church practiced its faith. Some traits to consider: unity of focus, community empowerment, all are welcome – […]
In worship we sang songs to welcome the resurrection and heard scripture read that affirmed that God acted, acts, and will act in our lives. This was affirmed in the Resurrection of Jesus and the intimate relationship between God and humanity. God allows humans to reach out and touch him so we can be assured […]
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord…” It is difficult to say more or anything in a sermon that expands on the Passion Gospel and portrayal of Jesus’ last days on earth. Yet, as we sit in reflection and try to not be overwhelmed by the emotion and passion it […]
Our lessons remind us of our intimate relationship with God and the cost of our relationship. We were reminded by Jeremiah that the true knowledge of God is within us and our mission is to let that knowledge surface. Yet, it’s not just knowing God that’s important – we are also charged to “upset the […]
In worship, we heard stories of God’s connection with humanity and how we are reminded that God’s standard and commitment is what makes life what it is. We are not called to be anything other than in relationship with God. Humanity heard, directly from God at Sinai, how we should respond to God’s love and […]
In worship we heard the story of humanity: Abram who became Abraham was reaffirmed as the father of God’s chosen people, even in the midst of his reluctance and impatience with God’s plan. We also heard Peter get chastised by Jesus for trying to “stuff” Jesus in Peter’s image of Messiah. God remained connected to […]
Today, we continued our Lenten journey. The principle lessons to take away from the readings are “the temptation of Christ” – an odd but fitting lesson and general temptation of creation. We are invited in Lent to pause and ask (1) in what do we hope? (2) What prevents us from finding or recognizing our […]
Blessings to you at the beginning of Lent. Our transition from the Epiphany season to our Lenten journey began in earnest yesterday with a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper and we served 97 people; a fabulous community gathering. Today in worship we began our Lenten journey in earnest. We heard the story of why we are […]