The Center of all Things | Matthew 1:1-17Jesus stands at the center of history. But what does that have to do with me?

We Are Exiles | Isaiah 50:1-11We often wonder why God is so silent, so distant, and why life feels so heavy and hard at times. Yet Isaiah offers us surprising hope in the midst of the desert. More than that, he shows a God who enters the desert with us.

The Central Thing | 1 & 2 KingsThe narrative story of Israel's Kings is largely a story of failure. But the narrator invites to see behind the scenes and find a God of life at work in a history of death. There is a central invitation to us here.

Losing my Religion | JonahReligion has wounded, disillusioned, and 'othered' so many of us. The prophet Jonah helps us see how, and to explore the invitation of the God who is bigger than our religion. Where will we go from here?

Radical Inclusion - RuthThe inclusion of Jesus was not new. In fact Jesus, echoed the inclusion meant to be modeled by God's people.

Getting it Right Where it Counts // 2 SamuelDavid's life is a mess. He is violent, unfaithful, and deceitful. Yet, according to the scriptures there is something about him which makes him a man after God's heart. What in the world are we supposed to learn from a guy like this?

Whose side is God on? // Joshua 5:13-15It's easy to assume that God being for us makes God against 'them.' But the reality of God's redemptive plan reaches far beyond our tribalism.

A Law of Love? DeuteronomyReading the Hebrew Law as modern followers of Jesus often leaves us perplexed and possibly offended. We are ultimately left with the question of what in the world these ancient law codes have to do with us. We're tackling some of these questions together this week.

Exodus 40:33–38We often think of liberation in terms of freedom from rather than liberation into. Yet the God of liberation is a God of love, always liberating into divine communion.

Exodus 12:21–36The story of the Exodus is well known. And if we will allow it, this monumental moment in the life of the Hebrew people can shape our imagination in a way that leads us into the subversive way of a liberating God.