Sep 18, 2012 | faith, scripture, sermon, wholeness
Have you had the experience of looking into a mirror, checking yourself over, walking away … and then returning to the mirror, because you don’t remember checking your hair or necktie? Perhaps you’ve had the experience of checking yourself in the...
Aug 20, 2012 | faith, scripture, sermon
“Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, ‘May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!’ A stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it...
Aug 5, 2012 | Bible, courage, sermon, stories
You know the story: David triumphs over Goliath. Small topples big. Confidence conquers fear. Shepherd beats warrior. Faith wins over strength. Trusting in the limitless possibilities of God far outpaces, outweighs, outshines trusting in the limited possibilities of...
Jun 26, 2012 | blessing, courage, sermon, stories, vocation, women
To place the story of Rebekah within the narrative arc of Genesis, let’s go back a generation: You remember that Abraham and Sarah (originally Abram and Sarai) left their homeland because God called Abraham to settle in a new place. Abraham and God had a...
May 14, 2012 | church, healing, justice, scripture, sermon
Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches; if you abide in me then you will bear much fruit. When you abide in me, you abide in my love and the fruit that you bear is the work of love. Because I am in God and God is in me, because you are in me as I am in...
Apr 29, 2012 | justice, scripture, sermon
There was a man (in Acts 3, just prior to today’s reading from Acts 4:5-12),a man whose legs had been lame from his birth.Every afternoon during the hour of prayer,his friends would carry him to the entrance of the templeso that he could ask for almsas people...
