Lent is a time of deeper spiritual focus. In this four week sermon series,

Dr. Jim Keck will be exploring the foundations of spirituality. There are some basic practices and attitudes that cultivate a depth and spirit. Loosely following the book of the same title by Roger Walsh, these sermons will elaborate upon the ideas of non-attachment, ways to reduce fear and anger, cultivating our virtues and achieving inner peace. Join us for a spiritual Lent.

In parts of Christianity the bible is seen as THE authority for our lives and for knowing what it means to be a Christian. In such a tradition the words that the bible contain can easily be used as weapons to shame, humiliate, divide, and damn people who are unlike us. This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites us into a way of approaching the text of scripture that opens us to our growth in love.

Lent is a time of deeper spiritual focus. In this four week sermon series,

Dr. Jim Keck will be exploring the foundations of spirituality. There are some basic practices and attitudes that cultivate a depth and spirit. Loosely following the book of the same title by Roger Walsh, these sermons will elaborate upon the ideas of non-attachment, ways to reduce fear and anger, cultivating our virtues and achieving inner peace. Join us for a spiritual Lent.

There are Christianities that offer an authoritarian framework with answers to all of life difficult questions, divinely inspired social mores, and single interpretations of scriptures by those in power. Those of us who are attempting to find a more open Christianity want the freedom to think for ourselves but might still wonder where's the authority? This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites us into a journey of questioning that will pave the way to the authority that matters most.

Judging is easy to do, all of us have our opinions, ways of looking at the world, and belief systems. And yet these days it seems like we are often on the defensive, afraid of speaking our minds, where others easily share their minds. What happens when we disagree? As followers of Jesus, how do we encourage peacemaking in the midst of difference? How do we take a stand on something important to us in a way that does not judge others? Join Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas online for worship!

We have spent January in the very first chapter of the Gospel of Mark. What an incredible beginning to the ministry of Jesus! This week both Jim Keck and Juan Carlos Huertas will explore the moment the ENTIRE TOWN gathers around Jesus for healing. Is there a pervading sickness in our own time as well?

Waiting rooms are often not places that we enjoy. Our lives too busy to wait, waiting is often around anxiety producing moments, hospitals, car repair shops, doctor’s offices, and unemployment lines. This week a community waits with expectation, could what is happening to their neighbor happen to them next?

As we continue to explore the first Chapter of Mark, Dr. Keck will interpret the exorcism  performed by Jesus as a setting free of the persons conscience rather than simply banishing a demon. While evil is real, and our Gospel portrays Jesus in a pitched battle with nefarious forces, it is also the case that a person possesses a goodness that can harness far more power. Join us Sunday for an exploration of the amazing concept of the conscience.

What kind of life are you living? What kind of life do you want to live? These days it is easy to wonder if we are living the life we want to live, it is easy to wonder if there is a better life – but what does that life look like? This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites us into a conversation that has been part of human struggle since the beginning of time. The good news of Jesus Christ gives us a pathway towards an abundant life, do we have ears to hear?

Human beings are meaning makers. Often these meanings emerge as we try to make sense of our lives in the midst of the good, the painful, the intriguing, or the hard to understand. This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas shares with us three words that he has been hearing all around him in the last four to six weeks. He has wondered if they have some meaning in his life and in his life in God. What seems to be emerging in your life? What might the Spirit be saying?