Hatfields, McCoys, Noles, Gators, Canes, Republicans, Democrats, etc etc. We separate ourselves in all sorts of ways, but the amazing thing about the Gospel is how being covered in the Blood of Jesus means that we're all together - at least in terms of our sins and forgiveness.

Today we start a new series based on the book of Ephesians called "In One Body" by looking at the pronouns and the communal nature of the Body of Christ that Paul is pointing churches to, both in early and later history.

Today we start a new series based on the book of Ephesians called "In One Body" by looking at the pronouns and the communal nature of the Body of Christ that Paul is pointing churches to, both in early and later history.

"We pay a lot of attention to our failure," but do we pay attention to sin and righteousness? We talk about Jesus' "failure" to do a great work in His hometown and how winning and losing, succeeding and failing, is not the same as righteousness and sin.

"We pay a lot of attention to our failure," but do we pay attention to sin and righteousness? We talk about Jesus' "failure" to do a great work in His hometown and how winning and losing, succeeding and failing, is not the same as righteousness and sin.

We talk about faithfulness and how God shows His faithfulness to us.

We talk about faithfulness and how God shows His faithfulness to us.

We talk transcendence vs immanence and how God brings us a world that is both transcendent and immanent through the gift of Holy Baptism.

We talk transcendence vs immanence and how God brings us a world that is both transcendent and immanent through the gift of Holy Baptism.

This Sunday the readings are about the Sabbath, but Sabbath is really just resting in God's Word. We talk about how we find our rest in God's Word, a part of that Word being our Baptisms, and PJ explains what he used to do with pastors that went a little long.