Have Your Cake and Lisa Too
What are our motives as we “protect” things we care about? Is it to do what is right or to watch out for our own interests?
The Heater With No Heart
We’re good at looking pure—saying the right things, following the right rules, putting on the kind of life that earns approving nods—and that’s precisely the trap Jesus names in Matthew 5:8 when he calls the pure in heart blessed, not the pure in appearance.
From Here to There
Pastor Nikomas begins a new series helping us think about unleashing the love of God in our own community.
Songs for Our Temple (Week 22: Ps. 64-66)
Uncertain times are a perfect time to turn to our latest Psalms — 64, 65 and 66 — which remind us of a God who is righteous, in control and faithful.
I Thought This Was Just a Tram
As we move to the New Testament, we look at the story of Felix. He invites conversation with Paul, yet with significant barriers he erects. How do we do the same?
Mercy When You're Dented
Blessed are the merciful—it sounds really good when we are the ones receiving mercy. That call suddenly sounds a lot worse when we’re the ones called to show mercy. Jesus calls us to that mercy, against our natural inclination for payback.
Why Do People Suffer?
We struggle to get our heads around why God allows suffering. How do we make sense of what happens in our world?
Why is Grace Essential for the Christian Home?
As we think about what the Christian home is called to be, why is grace an essential part of that?
Jonah's Turning Point
What does Jonah do with the opportunity that God gives him?
Songs for Our Temple (Week 21: Ps. 61-63)
Where do we place our hope? How do we think of those who would seem to have the upper hand as they do things displeasing to God? Let’s turn with Pastor Tim to the next three Psalms, Ps. 61-63, to find out!
Beware the Easter Grass
This week, we turn to Hezekiah’s son Manasseh and the implications of generations of sin. How does our own sin affect us, those around us and those who come after us?
Hungry for the Wrong Thing
Most of us have never gone without a meal, yet Jesus in Matthew 5:6 calls us to feel that ravenous, stomach-aching hunger—not for food, but for righteousness. Do we feel that craving?
What About "Those" People?
Does the church love people with differences in race, sexuality, worldview, etc.? If so how? We do so by being peaceable, wise, and filled with grace.
Jonah and the Whale
Pastor Gene begins a short series on the life of Jonah.
Songs for Our Temple (Week 20: Ps. 58-60)
Join Jim as we turn to our next three Psalms (58-60) and reflect on our true hope found alone in Jesus.
Once a Guy, Now Just a Keychain
Join Pastor Tim the story of Hezekiah challenges us on where our trust is situated and what our purpose in life is.
When Mourning Becomes a Blessing
Mothers mourn over children falling away, over ones they’ve outlived, over the ache of children they never had. That grief feels heavy for Mother’s Day, yet Jesus declares in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are those who mourn.” How is it blessed to mourn?
Am I Forgivable?
God wants to forgive you, but the question is will you receive it?
Can We Love Like Christ?
You may not get what you want, but God gives us what we need to make an impact for the Kingdom of God.
Songs for Our Temple (Week 19: Ps. 55-57)
Join Melanie as we turn to our next three Psalms (55-57) and reflect on how they turn us towards our true hope even in the face of painful circumstances.