Dr. David Swanson | As we think about living missionally, we also remember our value of Loving the City. It comes from this Jeremiah text that we are to seek her "peace." This is so abjectly different that the norm of life. There is so much conflict and hatred.  How is God calling us to be peacemakers? Romans 12:17-18

Dr. Case Thorp | As we think about living missionally, we also remember our value of Loving the City.  It comes from this Jeremiah text that we are to seek her "peace."  This is so abjectly different that the norm of life.  There is so much conflict and hatred.  How is God calling us to be peacemakers? | Luke 10: 38-42

Dr. David Swanson | One of the big debates in theology was the spiritual/physical one - did the physical world matter or not? Thanks to the incarnation, God made a rather definitive statement that our physical world - and our physical bodies matter. How we use them and what we do with them become part of how we are living missionally. 

Dr. Jack Peebles | We continue our series on living missionally in the ORDINARY rhythms of life. This week, we explore the simple practice of eating. From what we choose to eat to how do we chose to eat it and with whom, eating impacts us in a variety of ways. Food can either serve to the detriment or improvement of our physical health. It also impacts our spiritual health. Food should be received as a gift, is communal in nature, and something for which we should be constantly giving thanks. Like all practices, eating is formational in that it shapes our desires and attitudes. The daily practice of eating points us toward the ultimate food, the Word and sacrament of the Lord’s Supper - the sustenance that always satisfies! Matthew 9:10-13

Dr. David Swanson | The Son of God, having done nothing of any consequence, begins his ministry with a simple "note" from the Father: I love you. This is how we center into each day - - and how we enter community. We begin at our baptism. It is the reminder that we have done nothing to deserve the life we have, and yet God offers it freely. So we begin - refreshed and alive. Matthew 3: 13-17

Dr. David Swanson | As we begin this series on living missionally in the "ordinariness of life", we must first encounter the ordinariness of the gospel. In Mark 6, people were offended by how ordinary the Son of God was.....and it still offend today. We are ordinary people who worship a God who came to live in the ordinariness of daily life on earth - and as such, we must learn to as well. Where do we find him in the day in day and our rhythms of life? Mark 6:1-13

Richard J. Mouw | This is obviously a great missionary text, but I will focus on the risen Christ's claim that he possesses all authority in heaven and on earth. I will discuss how this applies to how we view the various ways in which authority is exercised in our world. One of the applications I will make is to emphasize church office-bearers lead as persons who are themselves led by Christ. Matt. 28:16-20

Rev. Tanner Fox | At the beginning of a new year we ought to feel geared up, rested and ready to go… If I had to guess, and I did, I would say we feel more hurried, busy and tired than we do rested. Today we will look at two ancient promises to provide us with a basic need. If the mantra of the culture is “Hurry be busy there is so much to do,” the Christian can respond, “Jesus, my heart is restless until it rests in you. Matthew 11:28

Dr. David Swanson | When we step back from the events of Christmas as John does, we begin to see what the entirety of the message looks like.  This should give us confidence as we go out to light our world.  1 John 1:1-4

Dr. David Swanson | Simeon has some great words to share with Mary and Joseph, but also some very harsh words. The harsh ones have not had hymns made about them - and tend to be less well known. The nature of Jesus' coming means there will be conflicts - external and internal - and some may well pierce us. Luke 2:25-35