Sure, we’ll all keep messing it up and forgetting it, and God will love us anyway. Continue reading →
nowing that our salvation does not depend upon the answers. Continue reading →
God is born in love, not in a palace, but in a hay trough. God is born, not into safety and power, but almost immediately into running for his life. Continue reading →
This night was not guaranteed to happen. God CHOSE to be born into the world. God chooses it everyday. Continue reading →
For some reason, we assume that judgement means condemnation. Instead, God's apocalypse brings forgiveness and new life. Continue reading →
A service for those who struggle with the "Holiday Season." Whether you are in grief and loss or find yourself overwhelmed with the demands of the season, listen for comfort and hope. Continue reading →
I wonder if we can believe that the gospel is OUR story too. Continue reading →
Jesus is so sure that there is enough, that he has done enough to bring new life, that he's sitting down, propping up his feet. Continue reading →
All Saints is not an easy day. It is never easy to hold our thanksgiving alongside our loss. Continue reading →
Giving our whole lives to Jesus might just take our whole lives long. Continue reading →
The questions we ask as children do not go away; they linger in our hearts. Continue reading →
After a small, family burial service due to COVID restrictions, we were finally able to hold a memorial service for our friend and sister Glenda Bryant on October 2, 2021.
What do you wish you had the answer to? What burns within you, what question, what curiosity, what wondering? Continue reading →
Who will be given the honor to act in Jesus’ name? Jesus says "anyone at all, and the humbler the better." Continue reading →
...that’s the Gospel. Not shame, but love. Not endlessly failing God, but being welcomed, for all eternity. Continue reading →
Salvation, if it means anything, and if it comes at the moment of our deepest despair, is nothing less than a new creation. Continue reading →
Inside your pocket is access to all the grief and hurt and pain of the world. it's all too much. What is our response? Continue reading →
Even if God grants us all the wisdom of Solomon, we won’t be able to get it all done, but we might, just might, be able to tell what needs doing. Continue reading →
t sounds simple...but it’s never easy, to trust Jesus, to believe in life. Jesus promises so much, more than we could possibly imagine. Continue reading →