When we wake up and tune into what God is doing, we find that there is bounty in the community, presence, and energy of operating in God's kingdom. How do we tune in to the goodness of what God is doing?

As, Christians, we are covenanted to one another.

Today we look at the benefits of a life of gratitude - transforming the cycle of despair into a cycle of connection and mutual support. In this moment, we all need to be looking out for all of us.

The Beatitudes are more than a suggestion, they are the constitution of people gathered around Jesus and embodying a new way of life, a new way of being political in this world...

In this world of division and disagreement we are reminded that we are called to love our neighbor as ourself - even the neighbor we disagree with and even the neighbor who is our enemy. This is hard - but its part of the revolution of love. Hold on to love becuase love will never fail.

Do we ever find ourselves limiting God in our minds- what we think God can do, who God is working in, or where God is present?

The great task of spirituality is not overcoming sin, but overcoming our brain's programming for self-protection. Today, Jesus' parable about the vineyard speaks to this, the first, the last, and how to see others as a gift rather than a threat.

What if the Messiah came and nothing changed? What if Jesus' way of debt release was too radical and we rejected it instead of embracing it? This is the world the parable of the unmerciful servant paints - and its strangely confusing. Let's take a look...

How do we navigate distorted desire? Bit longer sermon today as Jason lays out how we recapture a cycle of love and compassion. *As a note - when we talk about "apologizing" here we are referring to those in power - not those who have been abused, marganalized, or oppressed.

In a world full of injustice and pain we must remember that God has no wrath. But then what does it mean to leave room for God's wrath? And in this light, what does it mean to pick up our cross and follow Jesus. There's so much here today!