This month we confront feelings of and experiences with disappointment.  No matter what your political position, our country is heading towards an election where the results and aftermath will leave a significant portion of our fellow people in disappointment.  Everyone experiences disappointment; from the student who gets a rejection letter from a college to the […]

We conclude our September Worship series on the Names of God with a tricky name that continues to confound scholars, yet shapes our understanding of God.  Moses, during his repeated attempts to avoid going back to Egypt and taking part in the Exodus, complains that he doesn’t even know God’s name and the people will […]

For Christians, this name of God is not only poignant, but vital to our understanding of God.  Jesus gives us this relational metaphor that is not about gender, but rather the nature of the relationship that Jesus has, and now we who have been adopted through grace, have with God.  This is part of the […]

What greater sign of God’s desire to be in relationship with us than God giving us God’s own personal name.  In Hebrew, this name is YHWH, pronounced Yahweh (ya way).  It is also known as the Tetragrammaton, meaning four letter, as it is composed of four Hebrew letters.  This intimate name was considered dangerous to […]

We begin a Worship series designed to explore the names and titles ascribed to God in the Bible, and how they inform and influence our understanding of who God is.  This will be a journey into theology and doctrine as we discover more about who the Bible says God is, and learn new ways to […]

One of the most terrifying parts of following Jesus is making disciples, sharing the Gospel.  Many Christians avoid these conversations because they feel ill equipped, unworthy, or incapable.  We strive not to offend, and fear that our faith may become a place of contention among those we know and love, even amongst our family and […]

Jesus and John the Baptist had different disciples that assisted and followed them.  They had divergent ministries, even though they knew and served the same God.  So when the differences become so apparent that they must be addressed, John the Baptist sends some of his followers to speak with Jesus.  How Jesus chooses to talk […]

The Church is composed of many people who are also in various groups within the larger Body.  Jesus, in infinite wisdom, gave us the metaphor of the Church as his Body and each of us has a necessary role and is a vital part of the Body.  Yet we do not always agree on what […]

We continue our exploration of Christian conversation with conversation that happens within the Body of Christ, the community of believers.  How we speak with one another is different from how we speak with others, not because we respect them less or withhold crucial conversation, but because we use our means of grace together to discern […]

As we begin a new Worship series on Christian conversations, we start at the foundation: speaking to another person.  It appears to be simple, however, some of our most intense and deeply personal conversations happen one on one.  It creates space for relationship, nurtures current relationships, and fosters space to be authentic and vulnerable.  How […]