What's the story of your family? Chances are, 'story' isn't quite the right word - there are probably many, many stories that express who your family is and how you got there. This week, we'll finish reading the story of Ruth as she, Naomi, and Boaz become an unusual and yet beautiful story of how surprising family can be, and how much bigger the meaning of 'family' is than we often think.

What difference does one life, one family, one story make? When the world is arguing about immigration, exclusion, empire, and power, how do we live? This week we'll start looking at the story of Ruth: the story of one small family who choose each other, over and over again, and in doing so, transform the world.

Hearing another person's story can open us up to a deeper, truer reality. And in many ways, hearing someone's story sparks in us the faith to trust in God's enduring presence. So, this Sunday, we will hear a story from someone in the Salt House community. Ryan Phillips and his family lived in India for over ten years and he will share with us a part of his journey while living there.

The bible tells us two completely different stories about how things came to be. In one, God creates by word; in another, God creates by fashioning beings out of mud, dust, and breath. Why two stories? How are they different? This week we'll use the practice of Lectio Divina, 'holy reading,' to listen carefully to the second creation story.

The stories we tell about how things begin, where things come from, are stories that matter. They shape and reflect how we treat one another and the world. So how does the Ike tell that story? Why does an ancient story of beginnings still matter now?

The Jesus story in Acts gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger every week - from a small group of disciples to 'the ends of the earth.' This Sunday we revel in the joy of diverse voices, nations, and languages all speaking and listening to each other as we celebrate Pentecost! When the Holy Spirit arrives, things happen: fires are lit, voices are heard, stories are shared, walls are broken down.

The beginning of the book of Acts is actually the end of the story for Jesus' ministry on earth. It's a grand shift from the story of Jesus to the story of the Church and the promise of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday, we contemplate and respond to this movement and it's implications for our lives through worship, our shared life together, and the ancient practice of Lectio Divina.

When Jesus wants to tell us about God, he tells a story. Every time. This summer, we’ll enter into our new sermon series: Love Story. Where is God in our stories – and how do we learn to listen to those surprising stories around us?

Our series "At the Table" culminates with a look at how the Feeding of the 5000 informs our identity, like the bread, as not only as Chosen, Blessed, and Broken - but also Given to the world.

We continue to gather 'At the Table' as we open ourselves up to what it means that God finds us in our places where we are broken-open - our missteps, our brokenness, our suffering, our sin. Yes - even here - we are enfolded in belovedness.