A lifetime of feeling excluded can lead to a hardening of the spirit, to the point where you cannot even imagine being accepted for who you are. In an unexpected place, Jesus found someone with a long list of reasons she didn’t belong, so he offered her what she couldn’t find anywhere else: himself.

John 4:1-26

To be a Christian requires to live in the world of faith. For some that is a deal-breaking condition because they require things to be more concrete and definable. Are thinking and feeling able to be reconciled?  How do fact and faith intersect when it comes to believing in Jesus Christ?

John 3:1-17

The intersection of same-gender attraction and Christian faith is right up there among the most complex and controversial topics that a church can engage in. With this in mind, we will spend some time exploring this theme on Sunday morning as an introduction to a broader conversation that will take place in the weeks and months to come.

John 6:16-21

Nearly everywhere we look, sex finds a way to nudge itself into our line of sight. But for all of its excess - and for the admittedly significant role it plays in our lives - sex is actually something we don’t talk about a whole lot in church. Well, now we are.

Song of Songs 5:9-16

Christian faith is meant to be lived out in the full stream of the culture that surrounds it. As we wrap up our series on listening, we'll consider the importance of listening to voices from outside of our church community, and the blessing that follows when we do so.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Almost as soon as the first century church got off the ground, there was disagreement. Are you surprised? So how did these early followers of Jesus discern God's will for them when there were opposing ideas on the table, and how might we learn from their experience?

Acts 15:1-12; 22-35

Christin Taylor continues our 'Listen Up' Series

Many of us have lost the art of listening. We might get a passing grade when it comes to our hearing, but listening is another thing altogether. How can we become the kind of people who are "quick to listen"?