Pastor Erik preaches on Isaiah 11, "A shoot shall come out of the stump of Jesse" and God's way of bringing new life out of grief, loss, and death. He also shares an original song: "Meet me at the tomb."

Pastor Erik preaches on Matthew 24:36-44 and Jesus coming again and asks the question "How do we live in expectation of Christ's return?"

On All Saints Sunday, Pastor Erik preaches on ordinary love: the simple acts of love that make the saints and how it's this ordinary love that we miss, grieve, and are called to share.

Pastor Erik preaches on Luke 18:9-14 (Jesus' parable of the pharisee and tax collector praying in the temple) and how the church can create room for people to bring their struggles and grief.

Pastor Erik preaches on Genesis 32:22-31 (Jacob wrestles with God) and Luke 18:9-14 (The parable of the persistent widow) and the Biblical tradition of lamentation.

Note from Pr. Erik: "Regalia" is the preferred language referring to the clothing Native Americans wear during their traditional dance. My apologies. I was up there without my notes and the appropriate term just wouldn't come to me.

The message today is developed from Luke 17:5-10. 

 5The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" 6The  Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could  say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it  would obey you.

Luke 13: 13-31. Jesus tells another parable about money: The Rich Man and Lazarus. Pastor Erik reflects on the relationship between wealth and God's blessing.

Pastor Erik preaches on the parable of "the dishonest manager" (Luke 16:1-13) and the difficulty of knowing how to faithfully use the money God has entrusted to us.

Pastor Erik preaches on Luke 14:1, 7-14 and the transformative power, for better or worse, of eating together.

Pastor Erik preaches on Luke 13:10-17 and the difference between doing "right" and being loving.