Jan 27, 2020
So, for this seemingly impossible task in this seemingly impossible time, we start at a seemingly impossible place: the cross. When we start at the cross, we find that the things that divide us, the things that cause us fear, are broken down and unity reigns. The unity we find at the cross overcomes even the deepest of...
Jan 20, 2020
Paul knows the congregation has lots of troubles. Their dysfunction is not revealing the hope of Christ to anybody. We live in a world, not unlike Corinth, where the Church is as likely to reveal despair as it is hope. The opening of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians sets a tone for how he will address the...
Jan 13, 2020
Words are important. We use them everyday to communicate in casual conversation, work correspondence, and handling basic activities around the house. Words are the building blocks of communication. Today we hear some important words for God at the baptism of Jesus. I invite you to hear those words and listen to what...
Jan 6, 2020
As the twelve days of Christmas comes to a close once again we might wonder what difference it makes that the “Prince of Peace” was born. We are a nation functionally at war, violence is in the streets, death is still a grim reality. The hope we are supposed to have in a world changed by Christ seems a...