The Playbook
“The Playbook” Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 and Luke 6:27-38 Good morning friends! It is such a joy to be back in worship with you today as…
abundance
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…
Return. Repair. Restore
Text: Genesis 33:1, 3-5, 8-11; John 21: 1-6, 9-11, 15-17 Oh friends, on this All Hallow’s Eve we find ourselves with two ghost stories of…
Singing in the Valley
Text: Psalm 23 and Psalm 98:1-3 In May of this year, my family gathered in northwest Iowa to bury my grandpa. I stood in front…
Altars Everywhere!
Defiant Praise – John van de Laar There are many doorways to cynicism, Jesus, Many reasons for despair, May causes for fear; But there is…
Enough…
“Enough” by John van de Laar Worry and stress are not hard for us, God, We do them without thinking: There is always the potential…
We're Afraid to Ask
We don’t like to talk about money. Pastors hate to preach on it. Finance committees only do it because they have to. We keep our…
Life Abundant… and what it means for us and Haiti
According to our “Enough” study, I’m supposed to preach on the American dream – about how the quest to have it all has taken it…