The Wilderness: God Provides
Text: Deuteronomy 29:2-6, Mark 1:12-14 A few years ago, I was asked to plan worship for our semi-annual clergy gathering. My team had everything arranged…
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Mystery: Deserted
“Justice too long delayed is justice denied.” If you never have an opportunity to make your case… If you are never allowed to truly be…
YES!: Are Ye Able?
Text: Mark 10:35-45 This summer, we invited each of our households here at Immanuel to read a book together: Defying Gravity by Tom Berlin. Berlin…
God is Speaking!
Last Saturday, Brandon and I cuddled up on our gigantic couch in the family room, turned on Netflix, and proceeded to binge watch an entire…
Sometimes… God’s will can kiss my @$$
In other times in my life, I wouldn’t have even thought about God. I would have thought about how dumb the situation was. I…
Narrowing our Focus
This week, we continue our journey with the Corinthians. As we learn together from their mistakes, we can overcome some of the roadblocks and realities…
The Winners, The Losers, and The Foolish
A young rabbi found a serious problem in his new congregation. During the Friday service, half the congregation stood for the prayers and half remained…
Are Ye Able?
I have just two simple questions for us to wrestle with this morning… First – what do you want? And second – are you willing…