It is human nature to want to avoid suffering. We often view seasons of pain, suffering, and persecution as interruptions to our life, and as distractions in our spirituality. Jesus offers us a new perspective, though. As we approach Holy Week and...

This week’s lectionary readings include a passage about a bronze snake that healed snake bites and a conversation where Jesus suggests that a man must be born again. These incredible stories challenge our reason and logic, and for good reason. In this...

Every change in life means there are new rules, some we know up front and others we learn along the way. The Hebrew slaves that escaped Egypt had to learn the ropes of living free in their new life, and Jesus had to show us religious types how to live...

This week’s lectionary passages challenge us to look at the lives of Abraham, Jesus, and ourselves and to consider how our faith in God’s power to keep God’s promises empowers us with hope and wholeness. This sermon challenges us to stay faithful...

Baptism puts the world on notice that the baptized have turned from the world’s ways. But repentance always leads to resistance, and God’s Spirit isn’t afraid to take us right into the wilderness where the wild things are.

As we prepare for Lent, we are called back to the glorious revelation of Jesus  to some of his disciples at The Transfiguration. This sermon invites us to consider God’s grace of revelation. These glimpses behind the mundane, and even the crises...

In the final sermon of our “Resolutions” series, we take on money! The Bible, and Jesus, have a lot to say about money. In this sermon, we look at one of the most abused and misinterpreted stories about money in the New Testament. This story shows us...

The spiritual discipline of submission is often used in abusive and destructive ways; and for that reason we tend to avoid talking about it. In this sermon, Pastor Daniel challenges old interpretations of the Bible that lead to death, and shows how...

In Part 2 of our “Resolutions” series, Pastor Daniel explores what it means to be a church that prays liberating prayers, and how we can confront the challenges of our times with a resolve to test the mysterious power of prayer.

Each sermon in our Resolutions series asks the question, “Why?” In this sermon we look at the questions, “Why do our bodies matter to God?” And, “Why does our physical health matter to God?”