Text: Hebrews 5:11-6:3, Revelation 3:15-16 The author of Hebrews doesn’t seem very nice. The people they are writing to are called lazy. They are compared with babies, needing milk instead of solid food. And… the author is impatient because they aren’t sure the people have been listening at all. Well, maybe I might snap just…
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Bible 101: From the Septuagint to the Message
Text: John 1:1-14, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 First question I have for all of you… how many of you felt like last week’s discussion of quantum mechanics and elephants was a tiny bit over your head? That’s okay! Each week we are going to explore a different way of approaching the bible and a different part…
Bible 101: Quantum Mechanics, Elephants, and JEPD
Text: Selections (interwoven) from Mark 1, Matthew 3, Luke 3, John 1 on John the Baptist and the Baptism of Jesus In Western Christianity, we want to know the right answer. We have been conditioned, educated, by our schools, our philosophy, our churches, to look at facts and to believe there is only one truth.…
Bible 101: Unraveling the Mystery
Text: Ephesians 3:1-12 and Matthew 2:1-6 A group of astrologers looked up into the night sky and saw something that caught their eye. A new star had appeared. A king had been born. Preparations for a journey to the west, towards Jerusalem, began. Today, we find ourselves on the 12th day of Christmas, the Day…
Unity, Diversity, and the Body of Christ
Over the past week, I’ve been working to get my garden prepped a bit for spring and to start some of the seeds that will be set out after Mother’s Day. And I was reminded as I dug my fingers into the dirt that soil is so incredibly diverse and complex. That just one handful…
Transferred into the Kingdom
Over the last two weeks in worship, we have talked extensively about how we should give thanks for one another… Because of our differences, we give thanks. We gave thanks as we broke bread together. We gave thanks around the waters of baptism. We should give thanks always and everywhere for the people of…
Pride and Humility
I didn’t plan it this way intentionally, but I find it providential that we are talking about humility and pride on the weekend in between our two national political conventions. Each party competes to see who can blow the most hot air and puff themselves up the most. They will talk up their achievements and…
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Some highlights from today…