Scripture: John 3:1-17A man named Nicodemus visits Jesus at night, because he is changing his mind, and maybe he doesn’t want anyone to see him change. Jesus describes rebirth in the Spirit as a flow of air or water… how can we be faithful people accustomed to changing, adapting, and growing in faith?

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19As we begin in Lent to retell the story of how Christ’s love reaches beyond those walls we have created between ourselves and God, we begin with Paul’s retelling of Genesis, through which the church has often viewed sin. How can we retell this ancient story of how “things fall apart” in a ... Read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9The story of Jesus’s transfiguration invites us to know that in Christ God has come not to glory in dazzling visions, but to touch us, our lives, and our pain.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20God presents the people of Israel with a choice: to walk in paths of life, or paths of death. Yet, many times we shrink back from choosing… why? How does God’s grace allow us to be brave and choose to walk towards life, even when we miss a step?

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20The Sermon on the Mount continues with a challenge to those who try to follow Jesus: be in the world, but change it, rather than being changed by it. When we sometimes feel small in the face of the sorrows of the world, is there encouragement for us in finding ourselves to be ... Read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12Jesus begins his sermon from a mountainside by proclaiming blessings on people who would be unexpected by the times they lived in. How can we join them today?

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23The Rev. Charles Erb joins us, offering stories of how disciples have been called through the years. Often by the lakeside, often by church camps, always by Jesus.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9The apostle Paul writes to a divided and dividing church in Corinth, hoping to retell the story of God’s beloved community, and hoping to remind us all that we are all saints when we are united in God’s mutual care for us and calling to us.

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17As Jesus is baptized in a vision of the Holy Spirit, we might wonder: is this special blessing because of all Jesus will do, or because of all Jesus has been? How can we value the belovedness of each person more than their activity? Can we slow our busy lives enough to make ... Read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25In our Advent and Christmas stories, angels appear in unsettled times with songs of glory and the reminder to, “Be not afraid.” We are called to echo back that song of fearlessness in loving action…