Who is in God’s family, and on whose behalf should God act? The answers to these questions have the power to build or destroy families and communities (and has!). Spending time with the story of Hagar and the oppression she experiences from Sarah and Abraham can help us to see family, faith, and the provision of God in a more complex, empathetic, and grounded way. Join us as we walk with Hagar in her journey of faith and the ties it has to family. Part three of three of Family Matters.

How do you deal with the ever-present gap between what you hope for in life and reality? Each of our families taught us ways to manage, engage, deny, or denounce our hope. This doesn’t always work out well. Is there a better way? Listen in as we continue exploring how family matters in life and faith. Part two of a three-part series called Family Matters.

Our faith and spirituality is inextricably tied to those we call family. Some of the most difficult, and necessary, times in every family are the seasons when someone leaves to explore who they are and to make their own choices in life. Whether we are the one leaving or letting go, how do we navigate these threshold moments in family life? Listen in to join the discussion.

What does it mean that humans are “made in the image of God?” Many have proposed that this means humans possess consciousness, rational thought, a spirit, among other things. While none of these are necessarily incorrect, do they help us in understanding what Genesis One wants to communicate? Join us this Sunday as we explore how the image of God, as understood in Genesis One, is a descriptor of humanity’s vocation or role within creation, rather than a specific attribute imbued upon humankind, and how this can inform how we live.

Sometimes we lose the capacity to be surprised by what others are capable of and how God might use them. When we find ourselves here we will almost certainly miss out on the Spirit of God’s movement in the world. Listen in as we open up to a curiosity and wonder of how God chooses to work.

What motivates you? Dreaming about the future, and imagining what God will do and how we can partner with the Divine, can inspire us and strengthen us to live with courage, wonder, and purpose in the present. Part of the series Life Goes On.

People in our culture often claim to be spiritual. This is good! We are spiritual beings. Yet our spirituality has a source and knowing that Source is what our faith claims is possible- that the great unknowable one [God] has been made known. How can we engage the infinite mystery of God in our own spiritual lives today? How could doing so make us more whole? Part of the series Life Goes On.

Have you ever noticed that when you expect to find something(or someone) in a particular place you have better chance of finding it/them? In scripture and the breaking of bread is how Jesus is revealed to the disciples who traveled down Emmaus road on the third day after His crucifixion. Join us as we continue to explore how we can do the same. Part of the series Life Goes On.

Have you ever thought- “I don’t really know what to do with the Bible or how to make sense of it?” If you have, this eastertide message is for you. If you think you already know how to use the Bible, this message is for you. Part of the series Life Goes On.

Pain, disappointments, grief and hurt are gifts no one longs for, yet they come. When they leave somehow we become stronger - trusting in what no one else can see and feeling God’s loving arms as they surround us letting us know it’s okay!

Come join us as we explore waiting for this peace that surpasses all our understanding.