Moses, at the bottom of his life, encounters a burning bush. Why did God come in that way? Given by Pastor Jon on 8/06/20.

Jacob, fleeing from his brother's murdurous rage, has a vision of the heavens opening and a ladder coming down, waking up to the reality of God's presence. Given by Pastor Jon on 7/30/20.

Here are some resources for prayer:Suggested Psalms: 1, 23, 37 (that's the one that made me cry), 51, 103You can find the full version of Brian Zahnd's prayer here and an abbreviated version here

Abraham is blessed to be a blessing. We love the first part (being blessed), but sometimes forget about the second part. Given by Pastor Jon on 7/23/20.

While we have rich and robust categories for personal sin, we don't always think of systemic sin. But when sinful humans band together to create something independent of God's love and authority, guess what happens? Given by Pastor Jon on 7/16/20.

Dallas Willard laments that, in our age, discipleship is seen as an optional upgrade to Christianity. As a result, we have lost the capacity to distinguish the values of our faith from the values of the world around us. Which, among many other things, makes talking about racism very difficult. Pastor Jon preached part I on 7/09/20.

In conclusion, Peter talks about leadership and the importance of discipleship for those living in "Babylon." Given by Pastor Jon on 07/03/20.

As Peter winds his letter down, he talks about how to suffer as Jesus suffered. Given by Pastor Jon on his wife's birthday (06.11.20).

As Peter brings his letter towards its conclusion, he encourages us to be humble, to be of one mind, and to zealously pursue peace. Given by Pastor Jon on 6/04/20.

Peter then merges together two themes: the place and purpose of the temple and the meaning and purpose of the people of God. Pastor Jon also talks about repenting of racism. Given on 5/29/20.

Continuing our series through the book of 1 Peter, we arrive at the command to be 'alert' and 'sober-minded.' Christianity is a thinking religion. Given by Pastor Jon on 5/21/20.