Council at Jerusalem Acts 15: 1-18 – 2025/6/1

At its core, our text for this morning is about identity and how that identity shapes our practices of faith. We need to remember that the early Church was not Christian; Jesus didn't come to start a new religion. So [...]

Do You Really Understand What You Are Reading? Acts 8: 26-39 – 2025/5/25

This strange story of the Ethiopian eunuch could have easily laid out a rigid dogma of belief which the early church was supposed to follow. This story could have easily set the course for practice which would have shaped the [...]

Stephen’s Witness Acts 6:1 – 7:2a, 44-60 – 2025/5/18

Stephen's story reminds us of the challenges of discipleship, things we often tend to forget or ignore. It shows us that we are called to testify in all things and through all things to God's love. It also reminds us [...]

Walk to Emmaus Luke 24: 13-35 – 2025/5/11

Through the story of the walk to Emmaus, the author of Luke is reminding us, as ones who follow a Risen Savior, the very core of our faith is the knowledge, the understanding, the promise given to us by a [...]

Feed My Sheep John 21: 1-19 – 2025/5/4

In our text for this morning, having denied Christ three times, Peter is given a chance for reconciliation. But I would argue that the author of our text extends that chance to us as well. We are given an opportunity [...]

There is a Season Ecclesiastes 3: 1-15 – 2025/4/27

The Appalachian region is deeply rooted in customs that have been handed down for generations. "Planting by the signs," a practice predicated on the belief that moon phases and astrological signs exert a powerful influence on the growth and well-being [...]