An Unexpected Starting Point

by | Dec 5, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

12/03/2023 An Unexpected Starting Point This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, and we begin with a seemingly odd text for December (Mark 13). A text with cryptic statements about stars falling and keeping watch. It turns out a version of this text is our starting...

Hope for the Goats?

by | Nov 27, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

11/26/2023 Hope for the Goats? The parable of the Sheep and the Goats ends with the king dismissing the goats to “eternal punishment.” Is it possible these words hold hope for the goats to be restored? What is the worst way to read this parable? What is a...

Thanksgiving & Stewardship

by | Nov 20, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

11/19/2023 Thanksgiving & Stewardship With the holiday season approaching, today we pause for prayer and reflection. Additionally, we discuss the parable of the talents (bags of gold). This story often makes us uncomfortable, but how can it remind us of our...

Some Things Cannot Be Borrowed

by | Nov 13, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

11/12/2023 Some Things Cannot Be Borrowed In one of the last parables Jesus tells his disciples before his arrest, he tells the story of ten bridesmaids awaiting the bridegroom’s return. At the surface, the parable seems to contradict other teachings of Jesus,...

You Are Not to Call Yourself Rabbi

by | Nov 10, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

11/05/2023 You Are Not to Call Yourself Rabbi In Matthew 23 Jesus has a final conflict with the Pharisees and teachers of the law. He critiques them not for their theology or biblical interpretation, but for hypocrisy. Given this teaching, how can we remain faithful...

Tension, “Refugia” and Good Trouble

by | Oct 22, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

10/22/2023 Tension, “Refugia” and Good Trouble Imitating Christ put Paul in tension (“good” trouble) with his culture. Imitating Paul put the Thessalonian church in tension (“good” trouble) with their culture. If the U.S. church...

The Political Letter to the Philippians

by | Oct 15, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

10/15/2023 The Political Letter to the Philippians Philippians is one of the most fascinating letters in the New Testament. It is simultaneously revolutionary and relational. In this sermon, we do a quick crash course on the letter, the history of Philippi, and what...

Consider it All Crap

by | Oct 8, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

10/08/2023 Consider it All Crap Where do we find our true identity? Is it within ourselves, our ideologies and our accomplishments? Is this the way of Christ? Drawing inspiration from the life of the Apostle Paul and his own experiences, Pastor Greg offers a different...

The “Value Gap” Lie

by | Oct 1, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

10/01/2023 The “Value Gap” Lie Using language from writer and activist James Baldwin, Pastor Curtis explores the “value gap” lie upheld by the Chief Priests and the Elders of the temple system in Jesus’ day. Where do value gap lies exist...

Looking Back to Egypt

by | Sep 24, 2023 | Homepage, Podcast

9/24/2023 Looking Back to Egypt The lectionary readings for this Sunday include some of the most famous texts in the Bible. We focus on Exodus 16, when the Israelites long for Egypt as they grumble against God in the wilderness. What does the story tell us about human...