Then there was that one time when Jesus took his band of insiders into an outcast country to an outcast village to find the outcast who needed him most (and everyone else too).

How many disciples did Jesus have? No, not twelve...

Hundreds. Thousands, at times.

How many does he have now?

No, really, how many? And how can you know for sure?

Killing our enemies is one of our favorite things to do. You ever wonder why? Or if there is another way?

Walking with God is often uncomfortable and can involve terrific storms. Is that enough to keep us from answering his call?

Who are you serving? And why? Because the Israelites were soundly condemned for embracing nationalism over community, which should lead us to ask some hard questions of ourselves.

Today we approach the delicate subject of an art project that required casting five separate, solid gold, festering groin boils as an apology for not being respectful and serious.

I know, it sounds like I'm kidding. But it's true.

I love the Bible!

The book of Ruth tells us an important and personal story, which we largely miss because we have hidden the most important part of it...

The Bible doesn't say much about Jesus coming to live inside of us, no matter what those preachers keep telling us. But it does say a lot about us living inside of him...

Who are you wearing?

It's Resurrection Day!

On which we answer important questions, such as "What would God want with a dead cat?" and "Why?" and "Will there be ice cream later?" (The answer to the last one being, "I hope so," though we will not address it directly as part of this message).

It's Palm Sunday!
Whatever that means...
What does it mean anyway?
Let's find out!