A new series called Promises Fulfilled. We head into the New Testament and explore how the promises of God are fulfilled in the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. In this episode, we discuss the story of the angel Gabriel, Mary, and her cousin Elizabeth.

We are in the final week of a 6-week series called, Promises Unfold. In this series, we explore stories from the Major and Minor Prophets. This week, we look at the Prophet Isaiah. Even during exile, separation and desolation, Isaiah gives the people of God hope. The promise of God is made no matter how devastated the ruins, nor how desolate the land, God will enable it ALL to be rebuilt. As we get closer to Christmas and the birth of Jesus, we see how the promises of God unfold. They are not just words, but they come to realization in the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. And these words of hope give us a glimpse into the future of God’s world.

Fifth week of a 6-week series called, Promises Unfold. In this series, we explore stories from the Major and Minor Prophets. This week, we look at the prophet Joel. Today’s scripture is typically heard on Ash Wednesday, at the beginning of the Lenten season, a time of repentance, fasting and reflection. Yet, today we hear these words in the season of Advent as we eagerly await the birth of Jesus. Joel calls us to reprioritize and turn back to our personal and intimate relationship with God. A relationship glowing in grace and love. It is only because of the character of our God that we have this possibility of turning and transformation and finally of standing in the day of the LORD. And it is because of God’s very character that God dwells with us in the birth of a tiny infant.

Fourth week of a 6-week series called, Promises Unfold. In this series, we explore stories from the Major and Minor Prophets. This week, we look at the story of Daniel and the Lions Den. What if this story is about King Darius and a living God that’s kingdom shall never be destroyed? Hopeful words and images in a time of exile. Hopeful words in times of struggle. And in all of this, we discover the unfolding promise of God – God’s everlasting reign and faithfulness.

Third week in a 6-week series called Promises Unfold. In this series, we explore stories from the Major and Minor Prophets. This week, we look at the Prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah became a prophet at a young age near the City of Jerusalem. Conquering armies were right outside the gates of the city. And Jeremiah literally gives the written Word of God to the King, only to have it be burned in a fire. Jeremiah reminds us that God's Word is indeed etched on our hearts, because God is constantly and faithfully present with us. God wants to be in a deep, meaningful relationship with each one of us.

The second week of a 6-week series called Promises Unfold. In this series, we explore stories from the Major and Minor Prophets. This episode looks at the Prophet Isaiah. In the year that King Uzziah died from a skin ailment, we hear this recount of the prophet's call story. It is a story of experiencing the grand and vast awesomeness of God and a story of opening the heart to where God is calling you to go even among struggles, hardships and uncertainty. It is a story that unfolds the promise of God's compassion for the least of these in society and that the ministry of God never ends.

First week of a six-week series called Promises Unfold. In this series, we explore stories from the Major and Minor Prophets. This episode looks at the story of Jonah and the Whale. How does this story of Jonah refusing to go to Nineveh relate to us today? What does it tell us about the character of God and of humans? And how does this story even relate to elections, pandemics, and civil unrest?

The final week of a six-week series called, Returning to the Promise. This week, we look at the story of Elijah. Elijah finds himself opposed to King Ahab and his wife Jezebel. During this time, Elijah learns of God's providence. God continues to provide in times of doubt, struggle, and hardships. God is a god who sends rain, gives food and raises the dead. God is a living god who is present and dwells with humanity and creation.

Week 5 of a six-week series called, Returning to the Promise. This week, we look at the story of Hannah as she becomes pregnant with her firstborn Samuel. Samuel later becomes a prophet and anoints a shepherd boy named David to be king. Today, we look at Hannah's prayer and song. According to Hannah, God acts beyond human understanding.

Week 4 of a 6-week series called, Returning to the Promise. In this series, we explore stories from the Old Testament. In this episode, we look at the story of the Passover in the Book of Exodus. The people of God are now in Egypt. And now the people are slaves to the Pharaoh. We often hear of the Passover as a Jewish Festival around the same time of year as Easter. But what exactly is the Passover and what does this event mean for us as followers of Jesus today? How do we hear the promises of God for all generations not just as a memory or a one-time event, but as the promise of continual redemption?