No one follows Jesus in a vacuum, but rather, in the context of a culture that often pulls us away from Jesus.  Resistance is hard.  It requires a conscious and deliberate plan for keeping God at the center of our lives.  In this sermon, we examine how Daniel resisted Babylon's attempt to assimilate him into their way of life, and how we, too, can resist the empire and build an abundant life! 

An abundant life is an embodied life.  There are competing narratives in our culture about what our bodies are for.  In this sermon, Pastor Bill offers a new (old) way of thinking about our bodies that's rooted in the gospel, as well as some every day habits for living a more embodied life.

How do we stay human in a technological world?  In this sermon, Pastor Bill unpacks what it takes to live abundant lives in a world in which effortless power threatens to diminish our personhood and our capacity to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.

We were made for intimacy and belonging.  In this sermon, Pastor Bill explores how we cultivate true friendship and deep community, and the habits and practices that nourish both.

"The greatest gift we can give each other is our presence."  In this sermon, Pastor Bill invites us to "practice the presence of people" like Jesus did, through the habits of listening, meal-sharing and hospitality.

"All reality and experience should drive us toward God and not away from Him," and "the purpose of life is to contemplate and share the love of God" (Ignatius of Loyola).  This sermon explores a framework and a practice for knowing ourselves so that we can know God, and discerning His presence and activity in our everyday lives.

John Mark Comer argues that “the modern world is a virtual conspiracy against the interior life.”  And yet, it is impossible to know God if you do not know yourself.  And it is impossible to form deep, intimate relationships with others if you are a stranger to yourself.  In this sermon on Psalm 139, Pastor Bill shows how can we can develop habits that train us to be present to ourselves so that we can know ourselves as God does.

Snacking and eating on the go are very different experiences than feasting and savoring a home-cooked meal.  In this sermon on Psalm 19, Pastor Bill invites us to cultivate a "slow down" spirituality in which we get to savor God's Glory in His creation and His Word.

"Attention is the beginning of devotion."  In this sermon, Pastor Bill explores how our culture of distraction is a threat to our health and pursuit of abundance, and why it's so important to cultivate attention through the disciplines of silence and solitude.