Joy as Resistance Psalm 126; Philippians 4:4-8 – 2026/5/10
Joy as resistance is not about avoiding pain. It is about being resilient in the face of grief. We choose joy as an act of faith, a quiet resistance to despair, a testimony to God's ongoing work. May 10, 2026 [...]
Love as Advocacy 1 John 4:7-21 – 2026/5/3
As people of faith, we know love, a deep abiding, life changing, life giving love, not because we earned it, not because we deserve it, not because we are better than anyone else. We know love because God first loved [...]
The Creation Genesis 1:28-31 – 2026/4/26
The beauty and resources of the created world are gifted to us, on loan, to aid humanity in our work of filling the earth and growing the human family. Along with these gifts comes the concurrent responsibility of making sure [...]
God’s Wide World Psalm 104; Job 11 – 2026/4/19
This week as we continue to explore what it means to be a new creation in Christ, we pause and celebrate the creation all around us. Because it points to the many, many ways our God is pretty darn awesome! [...]
A New Creation 2 Corinthians :17-21 – 2026/4/12
As we embrace the new life given to us in Jesus, we are called to expand our vision to realize that this new life is not only spiritual and not only human, but a new life for all of creation. [...]
The Good News is … alive in the world! Matthew 28:1-10 – 2026/4/5
Death cannot stop the good news. It is alive, unbound, and wild in the world. Like the mustard seed, it grows without limit. Like water turned into wine, it surprises us with joy. Like loaves of bread, it multiplies to [...]
The Good News is … the stone shouting out even if we were silent Luke 19:28-40 – 2026/3/29
Today, Palm Sunday, we proclaim Jesus as our king, but not a king as the world understands. The Kingdom of Jesus reframes and “redefines our understanding, transforming it into one of humbleness and hope, one of compassion and love, one [...]
The Good News is … rooted in justice, mercy, and faithfulness Isaiah 61 – 2026/3/22
As people of faith, we have a complicated relationship with the Good News. We love the passages which speak of turning swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks but become angry when the Good News holds us accountable, calling [...]
The Good News is … community connection Romans 21:1-21 – 2026/3/15
"As God shapes our lives as individuals and the shared life of the community of faith, that life is characterized by love. But we need to remember that this love does not get lived out in perfect environments but is [...]
The Good News is… the way, the truth, and the life John 14:1-14- 2026/3/8
"Do not be troubled" is a message to all of us as Jesus' disciples as a reminder that we are rooted in the Good News, that we are people of the Way of love and grace, the Truth of God [...]
The Good News is… great love for God and neighbor Luke 10:25-37- 2026/3/1
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a message of connection, of relationship; a message of love and grace in all things and through all things, for all people and with all people. It is rooted in the Good News…which [...]- 1
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