In a highly patriarchal culture, God told Abraham to do as his wife, Sarah told him. Even today, many men would resist this, but there is good reason to consider the benefits. In this message we also consider how Jesus' teaching on leadership and power can actually save us from brain damage!

Are we saved and justified by our faith IN Christ, or by the faith OF Christ? In this message we explore this question with the help of N.T. Wright and Richard Hayes.

Using the Genesis 18 story of three visitors that Abraham welcomed, Andrei Rublev's 15th Century Trinity icon and Luke's Gospel, we seek to better understand the Trinity.

Something miraculous happened on the Day of Pentecost - some people started speaking in ways that were foreign to them. This in turn enabled some other people to begin hearing what they had to say. Just because you speak the same language as someone else doesn't mean that they will actually hear what you are saying. Being able to actually hear what is being said, through your own biases, presuppositions and social and religious conditioning is a wonderful spiritual gift. 

Jesus had a favorite way of referring to himself-as "the son of man" or, "the human being". In fact, Jesus never asked anyone to worship him as God. So why is it that many ministers today want to be called the "man of God?" Jesus was thoroughly human. He was truly human, and when he said, "follow me", he was inviting people to become fully and truly human as he is.

Mansions in heaven? A little cabin in the corner of glory? That's what many think Jesus was talking about when he said, "In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places" and "I go to prepare a place for you?" But he just might have been talking about something else entirely.

The Parable of the Good Shepherd, understood in its context is nothing less than a complete redefinition of how we should think about sin, and how we should organize our spiritual communities as inclusive, rather than exclusive societies. 

We consider Jesus' encounter with two disciples on the road to Emmaus as a template for engaging people in our world today. An alternative to the "Romans Road" or "Four Spiritual Laws" for the post-modern world.

Thomas often gets a bad rap for expressing his doubt, but recognizing and expressing doubt is the first step in working through it. And what was it that Thomas was doubting? It might not be what you think.

Tombs are where we mourn our loss, find meaning and purpose, and sacrilize concepts of sacrifice, honor and justice. Tombs are also where all cultures have vowed revenge. But on Easter morning, with the tomb empty, all this is thrown into question. What implications does an empty tomb have for mourning, meaning, justice and retaliation.