The Wilderness: Gotta Serve Somebody
Text: Exodus 32:1-4, Matthew 4:8-9 Before we get started today, I want to invite you take just a minute of silent reflection. Somewhere, on your…
Lent
The Wilderness: Trust and Manna
Text: Exodus 16:1-8, Matthew 4:2-4, Deuteronomy 8:1-8 This week, as we continue our journey in the wilderness, we come to the first of three temptation…
The Wilderness: Learning to Lean on the Lord
Text: Exodus 15:22-27, Luke 3:21-22, 4:1-2a, 4:14-15 This year, we are taking a journey through the wilderness during the season of Lent. Most years, we…
The Wilderness: Can These Bones Live?
Yesterday was my Sabbath day. I wore pajamas all day long. I curled up in a chair and played video games. I watched five episodes…
The Beginning in the End
We spend so much of our lives looking for a savior. In the book of Judges, chapter 3 – the Israelites cry out for a…
Under Dogs, Top Dogs, and the Kingdom of God
In 1887, a new term was coined in the English speaking world – the “underdog.” This was the opposite of the top dog –the dominant…
Who Is Included in We?
Everyone loves a hometown hero… The kid who excelled at sports or music or science and then went away to accomplish their dreams. When they…
Breaking the Rules
As children, our understanding of right and wrong, good and bad, and the direction of our moral compass is shaped by our parents, grandparents, aunts,…