Look Up Mark 16: 1-8 – 2024/3/31

Rather than focus on the busyness of church, we are called to focus on the business of the empty tomb by embracing the knowledge that Light and Love overcame the darkness, that God is still working, still writing the story [...]

Sit Up John 12: 12-16 – 2024/3/24

On this Palm Sunday, John is inviting us, calling us, as Jesus’ followers, to sit up and observe, to sit up and see, to sit up and take notice of the coming of the Kingdom of God. For it will [...]

Lift Up John 12: 20-33 – 2024/3/17

The author of John understands that it is only through the act of Jesus being lifted up, that we as his followers, as his disciples, as the people of God, can see the significance of that moment upon our lives, [...]

Light Up John 3: 14-21 – 2024/3/10

The light which John talks about in today's scripture is the Light of the World. It is an invitation to allow our journeys through life to serve as a witness for others. Rather than following the narrative of this world [...]

Rise Up Psalm 102: 1-13 – 2024/3/3

We rise up because we know who holds us and surrounds us with love and grace; because we are grounded in the peace which passes all understanding; and because of God’s enduring presence in our lives. We rise up as [...]

Take Up Mark 8: 31-39- 2024/2/25

As disciples of Jesus, we are given an invitation to participate in the work of building up God’s Beloved Community by taking up our cross and following Jesus. This invitation is a reminder that our faith is not a lifestyle [...]

Store Up Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21- 2024/2/18

Lent is often known as a time of giving something up in order to make room in our lives for spiritual pursuits. Rather than just “giving up” in Lent, the scriptures ask us to consider all that Jesus is “up [...]