Chris Morton continues our discussion of what it looks like to “Practice Resurrection” as we consider Paul’s writings to the Ephesians from 1:15-23. What does it mean for us if the same power which brought Jesus back from the dead is now at work in the people who are the church? Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes

As we begin our new series on Ephesians, John Chandler takes us into the back story of the apostle Paul’s time in Ephesus from Acts 19. Quotes and links: “Perhaps no letter in the Pauline corpus takes the reader to such mountain heights of adoration and to such level fields of practicality as the six short chapters of Ephesians do. … Read More →

John Chandler asked us to imagine how the resurrection story matters now only in the deep past and the distant future, but also today and tomorrow. Quotes and links: The resurrection life is a practice. It’s not something we practice like practicing musical scales or practicing our golf swing. It is practice in the more inclusive sense in which we … Read More →

Chris Morton invites us into Holy Week as consider the significance of Palm Sunday both then and now. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes

John Chandler considered shadow puppets and Plato, flesh and spirit, death and life from this week’s New Testament passage: Romans 8:5-11. The quote used this week came from Jürgen Moltmann in God in Creation: “If eternal life has appeared in the raising of Jesus, then this living energy is manifested in the presence of his Spirit.” Subscribe to the podcast … Read More →

Norton Herbst joined us for this 4th week of Lent to preach from 1 Samuel 16. Norton is a pastor at New Denver Church, one of our fellow churches in the Ecclesia Network. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes

John Chandler preached on Romans 5:1-11 for our third week of Preparing for Resurrection together. Lent is a time where we engage suffering to invite the hope of Easter, but what does that look like for us the rest of the year, when resurrection isn’t evident on the calendar> Here are some of the quotes and resources mentioned: Yoda’s concantenation … Read More →

We continued Preparing for Resurrection in this second week of Lent. John Chandler preached through Genesis 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19 and a closing reflection through Psalm 32. This quote, shared near the end, came from a Barna Frames book called Sacred Roots: We long for a place where we can be known and loved, challenged and encouraged. And yet many of … Read More →

Lent is here, and we are Preparing for Resurrection. Chris Morton leads our reflection through Matthew 4:1-11, the gospel text from the lectionary for this week.   A Short Exercise in Dying   We ended our time together on Sunday with a special Lenten prayer exercise. Cataphatic prayer is method of approaching God, not just with our written and spoken words, but … Read More →

After six weeks, and an interruption or two, John Chandler finished our series talking about our Rhythms & Practices. This […]