Songs of Our Faith Music is the heartbeat of worship – it expresses our joy and praise, our fears and our longings. It comforts us and teaches us. And singing binds the community of faith together. During August, we’ll learn and sing together as we explore “Songs of Our Faith.” And of course, these Sundays will feature lots of great…
The Ultimate Typecasting: Easter 2 The second Sunday after Easter often features the story of “Doubting Thomas.” Is there more to this story than we often assume? Join Rev. Danna Drum as we continue to celebrate the Good News of Easter. The livestream will be available at 10:30am on April 27 or any time after. Read John 20:19-31, in preparation for…
What We Could Be It’s easy for us to imagine going back to the ‘good old days’ – a time we imagine as simpler, more faithful, and better. Followers of Jesus are susceptible to this idea – that with each passing year we stray farther from the faith and success of our ancestors. But, of course, our ideas about how good…
Dirty Words The Pharisees and Scribes confront Jesus about the disciples not properly washing their hands. Jesus turns the tables on them (of course) and challenges their understanding of sin and holiness. Jesus teaches that it is our own hearts that are the source of sin, not something outside of us that defiles us. Humans love to focus on the…
Faithing Ain’t Easy What does it mean to live a life of faith? What does it mean to follow the Way of Jesus? Shouldn’t it be easy since Jesus has “already won the victory?” We might want to think so, but we follow a suffering Messiah who challenges us to take up our own cross, and to lay down our…
