Every year nativity scenes are pulled from boxes and placed carefully on mantels and tables.  Around the edges we find nameless shepherds keeping watch over their flocks.  As we considers the activities of these shepherds this Advent season, we are drawn to come adore our Good Shepherd King.

Every year nativity scenes are pulled from boxes and placed carefully on mantels and tables.  Around the edges we find nameless shepherds keeping watch over their flocks.  As we considers the activities of these shepherds this Advent season, we are drawn to come adore our Good Shepherd King.

We wonder about the public nature of Jesus' birth and how the angel notes this is good news for "all people." We also reflect on how being alone can cause our fear and anxiety to grow and how the angel's message highlights our place in God's family. 

Every year nativity scenes are pulled from boxes and placed carefully on mantels and tables.  Around the edges we find nameless shepherds keeping watch over their flocks.  As we considers the activities of these shepherds this Advent season, we are drawn to come adore our Good Shepherd King.  

In many ways, Paul's letter to the Galatians seems a world away.  It addresses first century questions of religious practice, circumcision, and the relationship between Jews and Gentiles.  In other ways, Galatians addresses exactly the kinds of situations we face today - race relations, identity, and how we should think about community.  This fall, we go deeper into the glorious heart of the genuine gospel by way of the letter to the Galatians.

We look again at 1 Corinthians 11:17 - 34, particularly those first and last verses and what Paul is teaching the church about genuine communion. 

In many ways, Paul's letter to the Galatians seems a world away.  It addresses first century questions of religious practice, circumcision, and the relationship between Jews and Gentiles.  In other ways, Galatians addresses exactly the kinds of situations we face today - race relations, identity, and how we should think about community.  This fall, we go deeper into the glorious heart of the genuine gospel by way of the letter to the Galatians.

In many ways, Paul's letter to the Galatians seems a world away.  It addresses first century questions of religious practice, circumcision, and the relationship between Jews and Gentiles.  In other ways, Galatians addresses exactly the kinds of situations we face today - race relations, identity, and how we should think about community.  This fall, we go deeper into the glorious heart of the genuine gospel by way of the letter to the Galatians.

We look again at Galatians 6:12 and consider the tension we feel between how marketing works - fragmenting us into targeted groups - and how the gospel calls us to be - united in Jesus Christ. 

In many ways, Paul's letter to the Galatians seems a world away.  It addresses first century questions of religious practice, circumcision, and the relationship between Jews and Gentiles.  In other ways, Galatians addresses exactly the kinds of situations we face today - race relations, identity, and how we should think about community.  This fall, we go deeper into the glorious heart of the genuine gospel by way of the letter to the Galatians.