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A Closer Look at Thomas: We often give Thomas a bad reputation as the doubting disciple. But, we often fail to see the ways in which Thomas appears to be the modern-day disciple's shoes. Was his request to see and touch Jesus unreasonable? And, how do we deal our own desire for physical proof of Jesus?

James tells us to "consider it all joy..." when we face difficulties in life. But, this is a little more than a platitude. It's more than simply telling people to smile when they're struggling. Come with me as I wrestle with James chapter 1 in this sermon. 

Allica and I recap Luke Chapters 3-8. We talk about the calling of the first disciples, women's roles in Jesus' ministry, and why were pigs cast into the sea to drown? This is part of our Luke Challenge: a challenge to read one chapter of the Gospel of Luke per day in the month of December. The goal is to have read the Gospel of Luke by Christmas day (Luke is 24 chapters in length). 

Join us in reading/listening. 

This conversation was originally posted to Facebook, but the audio has been adapted to share outside of that platform. 

What did Jesus teach about preparing for his return? This is a sermon based on Luke 21 in which Jesus speaks of future events, and how to be ready. 

Sermon for 5.22.2021: Jesus says that its to our advantage that he left, because then the Spirit of Truth would come. But, how is that good news?

A sermon on John 15. Jesus uses an image of a vine and its branches to describe not only our relationship to him, but his relationship to us. 

When it comes to the Gospel, the most often misunderstood (and most often talked about subject) is the Kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God. It's easy to get distracted by everything else we understand as good news. But, let's take a closer look. 

The story of Jonah is not about the whale. It instead is a story of mercy, and a reluctant prophet. Are we reluctant prophets?