Bill looks at the story of the Grateful Leper (Luke 17: 11-19), and examines it from all sorts of angles - what it meant to be a leper in Jesus' time, who these people were, and why it mattered that is was the Samaritan who came back.

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Ann takes a long look at the story of Jesus and the woman who was to be stoned for infidelity, working through it layer by layer. Along the way, she asks us how exactly we got into our own mess - and how we're going to get out of it.

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On his son's 19th birthday, Andy talks about the mixed messages the world sends people about what we're supposed to have together in our lives, and by when. Then, he looks at Ash Wednesday and considers the phrase "from dust we arrived, and to dust we return." As Lent begins, he calls for action and for us to go out into the world.

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In discussing the important in the gospel of dirt, Ann talks about leading the church's creative team through a talk about the dirtiest they'd ever physically been, and how an experience in Haiti changed her. Then she goes in and talks about being spiritually dirty, and how the memory sticks with her. Plus, the reveal of what she gave up for Lent is not to be missed.

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Andy introduces Lent on a misty Ash Wednesday by talking about Houston drivers, temptations at H-E-B, and the importance of following God in the midst of the fog of life.

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Our own Brant Wallace steps to the lectern again to look at Matthew 16, where Christ asks his disciples "who do you say that I am?" The verse leads into a question of discipleship, putting Christ at the center of our lives, and struggling through change to become the rock upon which Christ builds his church.

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Andy makes the case for the importance and necessity of the Church, and the way that changes the world around us. When the Holy Spirit moves in us, things change.

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On the day of the Super Bowl, Andy talks about being able to talk about what does matter as well as we talk about things that don't matter. As we lay out communion, Andy challenges us to accept the table that God has laid out for us "in the presence of our enemies."

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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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