Under the Date Palm
Text: Judges 4-5 One of the things that we discover in many of our Hebrew Scripture readings is a land filled with chaos. The boundaries…
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They Stood Up
Text: Numbers 27:1-11 Friends, can we all admit that this is a very big book and that 99.9% of us don’t know its stories from…
Taste and See God’s Rescue
Text: Psalm 50:7-15, Proverbs 27:23-27 When we get hamburger patties out of the freezer and throw them on the grill, we do so with very…
Taste and See God’s Purpose
Text: Matthew 5:1-13 In his translation of the Sermon on the Mount, recorded in Matthew’s Gospel, Eugene Peterson concludes the Beatitudes with these words: “Let…
Taste and See God’s Provision
htt Text: Luke 13:6-9 Brandon and I planted raspberries in our backyard when we moved to Des Moines. This is officially the eighth summer… and…
Taste and See God’s Power
Text: Luke 24:28-32 One of my favorite experiences while on vacation just now was sharing tapas with Brandon at Jaleo – one of Chef José…
All Things Renewed
Text: Revelation 21:1-6, 21:22-22:5 Many of you know that I love to garden. Digging in the dirt is a spiritual practice for me. Pulling weeds…
The Army of the Lamb
Text: Revelation 7:9-17 Today in worship, we confirm and welcome twelve new professing members of our congregation and of God’s church. They will stand before…