People got annoyed at Jesus' tendency to eat with sinners, and even called him a glutton and drunkard.  Yet this was perhaps and intentional practice that we need to bring back in today's world as society moves toward isolation, loneliness and eating alone.  Would you celebrate with us? 

Conflict is difficult, but it is something that Jesus clearly calls us to do well.  As his disciples, he calls us to not let our anger control us and not blow up on others, and he calls us to not let our relational problems linger and fester.  He tells us to talk it out with those we have issues with.  We will need his Spirit and his wisdom to do this well.  Join us as we discuss this vital issue in our discipleship to Jesus!

Christ calls us to love others well and deeply.  Yet we often don't even know each other well enough to love them.  Perhaps learning to listen well is essential to loving others well.  This skill we must learn to put into practice and become good listeners.  Join us as we discuss this needed skill in loving others well. 

Today we journey with Joseph understanding the ways that his family was dysfunctional and sinful.  In the midst of this, Joseph chose to forgive his brothers and not pass that on to the next generation.  A big part of what we need to do as Disciples of Jesus is to look at our family of origin and be honest about the sinful habits or unhealthy patterns and choose to change those in our lives. 

Join us as we begin a sermon series focusing on Loving Ourselves and Others Well.  Today we talk about the importance of knowing ourselves.  St. Theresa of Avila says, "Almost all problems in the spiritual life stem from lack of self-knowledge."  Thus knowing ourselves and being sure in our walk with the Lord is essential to our maturity as a person made in His Image. 

As Easter Morning came, the disciples were very surprised at the resurrection of Jesus, yet the angels asked, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?"  This leads us to be reminded that we should be surprisingly alive in an era that doesn't expect it.  Have we really experienced the life of Jesus, relationship with the Holy Spirit and the freedom he brings us?  Are We Surprisingly Alive?

Today we look at the Kingdom of Jesus, and how those around Jesus missed it, and how we still miss it!  Then we discuss the ancient Christian practice, a Rule of Life.  Join us as we seek to be intentional in our walk with the Lord.

Guest speaker Charlotte Duff leads us in discussing the practice of coming before God in Silence and Solitude.  Do we let business, distraction, fear or anxiety stop us from spending time in stillness with God?  God's invitation is to come to him in quiet and rest!

We continue our series on Spiritual Practices during the season of Lent.  Fasting is not a fun practice or something that many Americans practice, but it is a practice that deepens our intimacy with God and allows Him to shape us more into his disciples. 

Do you delight in Sabbath?  God invites us to Sabbath, as a reminder that it is him who makes us holy.  We rest with the rhythm of creation and seek a deeper intimacy with God.