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Dirty Words

Dirty Words

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…

Disarmed

Disarmed

Disarmed Paul encourages the Ephesians to put on the whole armor of God – but he’s using language subversively here. The armor Paul suggests is not armor at all. Instead, it is righteousness, peace, truth, faith… Paul is perhaps suggesting that to be a follower of the Prince of Peace requires us to live differently. We may not wear armor these…

Properly Drunk

Properly Drunk

Properly Drunk In Paul’s letter to the Christians in Ephesus, he encourages them to live a life of wisdom, guided by the Gospel and the Holy Spirit. He encourages them to be filled with the Holy Spirit in the way that they might have once been filled with wine. For Paul and the early Christians, there was exuberance and joy…

“How Will We Talk to One Another” 

“How Will We Talk to One Another” 

“How Will We Talk to One Another”  With the Olympics and the ceaseless commentary, the Presidential Debates, the Political Parties’ Conventions, and the coming Presidential Election people are talking but how are they talking and what are they trying to do with their talking? How Does Paul say we should talk with and to one another? In this polarized time…

Worthy of the Calling

Worthy of the Calling

Worthy of the Calling: Sharing from the Youth Mission Trip Join us in worship as we welcome back our Youth Mission Team, hear stories from their week, and celebrate all that God does in and through us. Pauls’ letter to the Church in Ephesus reminds them to employ their God-given gifts for the sake of building community, in the Church and…

When Nothing Works

When Nothing Works

When Nothing Works If Jesus himself sometimes has only limited success in ministry, what does that mean for us? If Paul finds himself struggling with a spiritual thorn in his flesh, what does that mean for us? This week’s readings challenge our notions of success and failure, and invite us to consider more deeply what it means to be faithful to…

Two Daughters

Two Daughters

Two Daughters In this week’s Gospel reading, Mark interposes two healing stories to highlight the breadth of God’s healing work. How does God heal today? What is the connection between being ‘healed’ and being ‘saved?’  And how does Jesus move in our midst to bring healing and wholeness to our world?   Join us live at 10:00 on June 30…

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