Ann shows us how the twenty-third Psalm is everywhere, from the windows of our sanctuary to the deepest parts of our faith. How do we pass down our faith from one generation to another?

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As we look at Hebrews 12 (the race that has set before us), we get a glance back at Andy as a high schooler, plus a look forward into some of the new things the church is launching in the coming weeks - including a promise to bail members out of jail if things go south. Finally, an offer for 40 cups of coffee over 40 days of Lent, to reach out into the congregation and the community. If you're interested, you can email Brenda Kenney at [email protected].

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In a Sunday focused on the "then" from "Then/Now," Ann goes all over the place in history, including two different arctic adventures, Derek Redmond's heroic Olympic race, and the story of one of our own members, 88-year-old Mary Lewis, who was the oldest runner in the Houston Marathon last week.

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Post-sermon, Andy looks deeper into "The Second Mile." That means an look into Hammurabi's Code and the limits of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." Then, he asks the question, "do I want a God who gives me what I deserve?"

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Even after admitting that there's nothing in this verse he much likes, Andy puts a positive spin on the possibility of two of everything. Then he takes us into some difficult places to see what it looks in regular life when people are asked to give their coat, and give their cloak as well.

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To try to explain Jesus' lesson about the second mile, Ann talks about the firm taskmaster who is taking her through recovery from her knee surgery. Plus, historical context!

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Ann talks about her journey to a crumbling 4th-century church in Spain, and how she saw a church operating in both the Then and the Now. Then, she looks at the story of Jesus calming the sea, and also her memories of Hurricane Harvey - and how God calls us to be stormchasers.

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Andy breaks down the early, uncertain history of Jesus' early life, and makes a daring guess that perhaps Jesus wasn't a carpenter after all. Then, it's the story of Jesus calming the storm - or, as Andy refers to it, "the Story of Two Rebukes."

Ultimately, it's a sermon about how the Gospel calls us as Christians to be stormchasers - to come into the storms ourselves, and to calm them.

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In a sermon simulcast to every other service at our church, Andy talks about the history of the church, having a lack of vision, and looks ahead to the big things God is calling us to in the coming year.

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Andy comes back from Bamff with a warning about the decision-making process relating to the purchase of ski jackets, which leads into a quick parable about extension ladders, and then quite naturally into the story of Simeon, and the way to live a well-cultivated life.

Plus, a quick encouragement going into the new year, and a story in which Andy lets us know which dumpster in Houston is "his" dumpster.

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