True North
Mark Schloneger
The life Jesus calls “collecting treasures in heaven” looks like a life shaped by the Spirit, filled with love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Both as individuals and a community, spiritual practices help us cultivate this fruit in our lives. We do them not because we think they will help us […]
Nevertheless: Practices of Peace and Joy
Steph Wieand
A few weeks ago, we talked about the letters not as a rule book for life to be followed, but rather a model pointing toward formation in Christ; formation of Christian character as seen in its fruits. A notable fruit that we see in Paul in his letter to the Philippians is that of joy. […]
Christlike
Steph Wieand
This week we turn from Acts to Paul’s letter to the Philippians, which we will study for three weeks. Having last preached on Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, I am struck by the evidence of Paul’s transformation that we see in this letter. Paul’s own faith, his own journey and relationship with Christ, […]
Foreign God
Mark Schloneger
When Paul is speaking to the Athenians, he embodies God’s passionate desire to enfold them into the body of Christ. Paul recognizes that the city’s idols reflect people’s desire for the divine, but Paul directs them to God and connects their desire with God’s desire for them to repent and become part of the body […]
Make Me an Instrument
Steph Wieand
Today’s scripture includes two call stories embedded in one another, the call and dramatic conversion of Saul and the call of Ananias to be part of Saul’s transformation. While there is much we could say about Saul, the character I am most drawn to in today’s story is Ananias. Ananias is called to go directly […]
Confronting Permanence
Billy Funk
As disciples we are called to be confronted by the permanence of death, injustice and cruelty, and also hold fast to the resurrection of Jesus that confronts and shatters it and shows us a way forward.
Condemned
Steph Wieand
Today we continue our exploration of the scene Mark preached on last week- Jesus’ trial before Pilate. This story continues the journey to the cross and even the bigger story of the gospel of John- that of Jesus’ kingship as well as the many who turn against him and fail to understand. In my sermon […]
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