In Those Days

“In those days…”, begins the gospel of Mark, Jesus came from obscurity. After thirty years of living in obscurity, Jesus was baptized and given an identity. Jesus then went into depravity for forty days...

Ash Wednesday: Yet…

Yet…it’s just a small three-letter word but it holds a lot of weight. The word yet is a conjunction that takes two distinct ideas and unifies them to make them whole. During Lent, there...

Get This Before You Go Down

Life is a mountain of challenges with a slippery slope. The slope may look steep and we may be afraid to go down it, but go down it we must. No matter how bad...

Bring It Back

Our experiences shape our lives. The importance of our experiences is not so much what happens to us at the time, but what we take with us afterwards. When it comes to worship, many...

Stretch: A Greater Provision

We’re a people of instant gratification. We want to get somewhere without having to go somewhere. We want to cut weight without having to work to cut the weight. We want to get to...

Stretch: A Greater Peace

We’re a people of instant gratification. We want to get somewhere without having to go somewhere. We want to cut weight without having to work to cut the weight. We want to get to...

Stretch: A Greater Perspective

We’re a people of instant gratification. We want to get somewhere without having to go somewhere. We want to cut weight without having to work to cut the weight. We want to get to...

Stop Staring!

As a star shone over Bethlehem proclaiming Jesus’ birth, the Magi stared at the sky and began to wonder. The Magi’s wondering turned to wandering as they traversed the land to reach the star....

In Exchange

Too frequently in the past year, there have been external forces that have caused internal strife. Whether it be political tensions, racial injustice, a global pandemic; 2020 held it all. There was chaos from...

Hope is in the House

It’s amazing what we’re able to experience of the movement of God within us as we travel through life, and as we keep moving forward, the presence of God doing the holy among us...