Dr. Gloria Roorda explores a deep cut from the Hebrew Bible as she invites us to encounter Shiphrah and Puah, Egyptian midwives, who defied the Pharoah’s command to kill all newborn Hebrew baby boys.

Speaker: Dr. Gloria Roorda

Part of the series “My Side of the River: An Artisan Spring Read”

Pastor Jae explores biblical themes from the Artisan Read, My Side of the River.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “My Side of the River: An Artisan Spring Read”

Dr. Marlena Graves centers our attention on the life of Hagar and prompts us to consider the courage and faithfulness to belong to God even after being abandoned by others.

Speaker: Dr. Marlena Graves

Part of the series “My Side of the River: An Artisan Spring Read”

Faith is trust multiplied by action. A life of true faith requires us to be brave, to take risks, to put ourselves on the line. But God is worthy of this trust, as we see in story after story in the Bible.

Inspired by the 2026 Artisan Summer Read, My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez.

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “My Side of the River: An Artisan Spring Read”

Congolese pastor Rachel Uwiringiyimana kicks off our My Side of the River Series sharing what we have to learn from female protagonists in scripture whose identity intersects with location and dislocation, with being home and being an immigrant.  The message will be translated by her daughter, Sandra, who works for World Relief.

Speaker: Rachel and Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Part of the series “My Side of the River: An Artisan Spring Read”

An Artisan Church tradition: Pentecost readings from the Bible in many languages, plus devotional reflections from several different Artisan members!

Speaker: Various

Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”

Travel through nine different moments that remind us that life is precious and that even when it is hard, life is beautiful and something to behold.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”

Revisiting themes from Ecclesiastes through songs that inspire, challenge, and give voice to our longing to make meaning in a world that so often seems meaningless. Pastor Scott is joined by special musical guest Mel Muscarella.

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”

Pastor Jae explores how the work we do today is an investment in the support we may need in the mysterious, unpredictable future.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”

A reflection on the fact that even simple and seemingly unspiritual things can still point us toward deep meaning, and that this meaning can be found everywhere around us—even (and maybe especially) when the world seems like an unjust, disordered place.

The poem referred to in this message is “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams.

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”