The Essentials

I had the privilege of spending my first five years in ministry as the pastor of the Freedom Moravian Church. This was our last Sunday together, and we took some time to wish each other well in our future ministries.

With the help of Moses, God was able to choose a path of peace instead of destruction. How can we mirror that voice to mediate conflict in our world today?

It can be challenging to witness the things we love under unexpected or unplanned change. How can we look for new life when we reach a reality that we didn't intend?

When Jesus did the most loving and life-giving thing, the leaders challenged his authority. We have to decide if we are meant to follow rules/norms or produce hope in every action.

From manna in the wilderness to wages for our daily work, we explore how God provides for us this week and if we are content to embrace what we have without comparing ourselves to others.

Peter asks Jesus a little about forgiveness. Even when it seems impossible, it turns out to be exactly what we need to offer.

Traditions hold such tremendous value to us; especially when we experience them as more than a connection to the past, but as a promise and comfort for the present.

Are we willing to be curious about what God has in store for us? Or do we think we have it figured out already. I think the world would love to know that the church wants to ask questions to find a better understanding.

Sometimes we are enlightened at the most random of places - even when we're waiting for our oil to get changed.