Salt House - Sermons

Our conversation of engaging in relationship continues Sunday as we experience our relationship "UP" with God in the ancient practice of Lectio Divina. Lectio Divina helps us to pay attention to the intersection of the Bible with the present reality of our lives. We make space to listen together.

Ryan is currently a medical student at Bastyr University. He grew up in an Evangelical home got many (mixed) messages about what the Bible says about our bodies. As his faith has grown through a diversity of experiences, so has his understanding of the connections between body, mind, and spirit. Even so, he still has many, many questions.

All the things! Pastor Sara weaves together all the things for jam-packed sermon. We're staring off with a bang as we are launching our new fall series LIFE:TIME along with our pathway for deeper engagement at Salt House. Listen in and get ready for an engaging, fun fall season. Luke 6:12-19 (The Inclusive Bible) + Mark 1:15 (NIV)

This is the final Sunday of our COLLABORATE series as we put the exclamation point on our YES, AND journey focusing on the importance of AND.

We welcome Terry Kyllo, Sherry Bupp, and Nura Marouf to speak at Salt House, each sharing different perspectives and experiences of the Muslim faith.

Looking at the history of the Christian church, it may be surprising to hear that the Bible points us NOT toward a church building as the sacred place where we encounter God, but reveals that all time and space is sacred. What does it take to say YES, AND to our God who comes to us disguised as our life?

Stories matter - which is why at Salt House, we make room to share our stories, listening for the holy and listening for resonance in our shared stories. Anna Offenwanger shares her Salt House Story - wrestling through what it means to say YES, AND when we don't know where it will lead us.

Is God still speaking? What does it mean to hear God? In the language of our current sermon series: how do we say YES, AND to hearing God? We explore the landscape of listening through our regular practice of Lectio Divina. Join us as we listen, together.

Terry Kyllo is a Lutheran pastor and the director of Neighbors in Faith, an organization in Seattle addressing issues of islamophobia. Neighbors in Faith (NIF) is an effort undertaken by Christians and Muslims to encourage neighborly relationships between Muslims and people of all faith and non-faith traditions so that together we can work for a more peaceful world.

Discover more about Neighbors in Faith at www.neighborsinfaith.org

Jesus, perhaps the most powerful human to walk this planet, used the power and privilege he had to stand in solidarity with the poor and oppressed. As we wrestle with how to embody Jesus' radical, counter-cultural example, we are invited to look for practical ways to recognize and say YES, AND to our power and privilege for the sake of those who are underprivileged and oppressed.