What does God really want from us, anyway? Through the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Jesus gave a surprising (and liberating) answer.

This morning, we continued our theme from last Fall: Jesus's parables. In Matthew 20, Jesus told a story about "what the Kingdom of heaven is like" that deeply offends our sense of fairness. We considered why it's good news.

Happy New Year! On the first Sunday of 2022, we considered three questions that the Holy Spirit can use to help us make the most of 2022.

We concluded our Sounding Joy series with a Christmas song that beautifully expresses both lament and hope: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.

We continued our Sounding Joy series with a classic. What does "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" even mean? And why should we "let nothing dismay" us, as the song says?

Since it was released 30 years ago, "Mary, Did You Know?" has been recorded by over 30 artists. It's become a modern Christmas classic, but it's also received some pretty fierce criticism. This morning we considered the question: What did Mary actually know?

Like two years ago, this December we are once again reflecting on some of the songs we hear this time of year. This morning we looked at the Advent hymn: "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus." We identified the first place in the Bible that sets an expectation for Jesus, and how Jesus perfectly fulfilled it.

On this Thanksgiving Weekend, we heard stories from four people in our congregation (Peter Kelly, Pamela Leggett, Paul Dancosse, and Keith Anderson) about how God has worked in their lives.

Does God ever seem silent to you? Do you struggle with doubt? This Sunday we were joined by guest preacher Dr. Kristina LaCelle-Peterson who offered some profound reflections on this topic.

This Sunday we concluded our series on Jesus' parables from the Gospel of Luke with the Parable of the Persistent Widow. Jesus told this parable to encourage his followers to "always pray and never give up." Why are we tempted to give up? And to give up on what exactly? And how might this parable help us? We considered all this and more.