The Weight of the World
Steph Wieand
Sometimes in our lives we all feel like this (picture of people bent over with snow on their backs). And I don’t just mean adjusting to the snow and cold we had last week. Or the literal darkness that seems to be enveloping us well before the day is done. No, this image reminds me […]
Mourning in America
Mark Schloneger
The prophet Amos doesn’t bring comfort. He brings clarity. He brings the sound of danger, the sound of truth, the sound that sends neighbors to the street to look, to care, and to act for justice. Amos is not music for the party— he is the alarm that love sounds when the vulnerable are being […]
Called Again
Billy Funk
In this sermon we will wrestle with the notion of “Call”. What it often means in our culture and explore how we can rethink “call” as we seek to follow Jesus not just in terms of our life’s work but also in our daily interactions of seeking to be Christ’s loving, caring, healing presence.
Toward God’s Ways
Steph Wieand
Now in today’s story, the Israelites have just been freed from slavery in Egypt. They watched as the Red Sea divided, miraculously opening a way for them, and after all they had been through, they “believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.” (Exodus 14:31) They had been saved and they were grateful. But soon they […]
Where’s the Ram?
Steph Wieand
This is a challenging story. A God who tests? An instruction for Abraham to sacrifice his son? Seemingly blind obedience? This story makes me uncomfortable. And in my early moments of sermon preparation, I decided I don’t even like this story. Now I hope that doesn’t sound too irreverent to you, but I think it’s […]
ב is for Beginning
Mark Schloneger
The Creation stories testify to God’s desire to be a home-maker who showers the entire household with love. With Jesus as our beginning, with Israel as our guide, that’s the God we meet in Genesis.
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