James 4:13-17 Pastor Chris Tweitmann   “The best laid plans…” “The best-laid plans” is a saying – a proverb from a Scottish poem written by Robert Burns in 1786. The complete line of that poem reads: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This saying refers to something that has gone […]

James 4:11-12 Drew Williams, Pastoral Intern   My daughter, Emmy, is almost two years old. She is curious and brave and has the best belly laugh in the world. She loves being involved in whatever I’m doing, whether it is cooking or working on my laptop or laying in my hammock in the backyard…she NEEDS […]

James 4:1-10 Pastor Chris Tweitmann It’s a question that goes as far back as Cain and Abel. It’s a question that needed to be asked before ancient Israel began divided by a civil war. It’s a question all of us ask at some time in our lives. And yet, it’s a question that no matter […]

James 3:13-18 Pastor Chris Tweitmann   One of the reasons I believe the Holy Spirit drew me to preach on the book of James, is because the content of this letter, written by one of the early leaders in the Church, Jesus’ stepbrother, speaks so directly into this moment in which we find ourselves. 2020 […]

James 3:1-12 Pastor Chris Tweitmann   The last time we were in the book of James, James spoke to us about true and living faith. “Faith without works,” James declared, “is dead, useless.” Just in case you missed Drew’s excellent sermon last week, James wasn’t telling us we need to work to somehow earn or […]

James 2:14-26 Drew Williams, Pastoral Intern   I would love to be a gardener. There is something so nice about the idea of planting things, watering them, working the soil, and seeing growth and life happen. I love the idea of being able to eat fruits and veggies that come straight from our yard. It’s […]

James 2:1-13 Pastor Chris Tweitmann We all know the saying, “Never judge a book by its cover” but have we ever made a snap judgment against someone based on a first impression? We’ve all been taught that “Beauty is only skin deep,” but don’t we still tend to base our opinions on initial appearances? We […]

James 1:19-27 Pastor Chris Tweitmann   What is a Christian? How would you answer this question? Say to a curious friend or a family member or to someone who honestly asked having never heard of and encountered the term “Christian” before? If you call yourself a Christian, what does that designation mean to you? What […]

James 1:12-18 Drew Williams, Pastoral Intern   I’ve never been very good at self-discipline. It’s not that I can’t do hard things, because I love to take on new challenges. The part that is hard for me is resisting temptation. Because do you know what sounds really good on the second day of a diet? […]

James 1:9-11 Pastor Chris Tweitmann   Let me ask you a question. Do you consider yourself rich or poor? Wealthy or lacking? Do you view yourself as one of the haves or the have-nots? Where would you place yourself on the socio-economic spectrum? I’d imagine most of us would say, we’re middle class people. Not […]