Keeping the Sabbath holy is a physical and specific act - we have to go out of our way to set it aside in order to worship the Lord. As…
Some of us are uncomfortable with the word “prophet.” But prophets are not people who have power, but people who rely on the message of God. We need to be…
As Andy tells the story of how Elijah taunted the prophets of Baal, he points out how the things Elijah said are so alarming that scholars later dialed it down,…
On Father’s Day, Ken looks at the way God loves us, and the way he’s finding he doesn’t measure up. As he looks at the period where the Israelites built…
The pandemic has taken a lot of things from us, and one of those things has been the ability to gather together and worship. The story we listen to today…
As we exit the pandemic, there are many of us who are ready just to forget what happened and move on. But this is a powerful moment we should not…
For his sermon, Andy needed an example of crossing lines - and on Sunday morning, he got one. As the world begins to open up; Andy finds himself incredibly excited…
Jesus takes a passage in Deuteronomy and flips it in a new way, so that it teaches us how to follow him - that we need to love God, and…
Mandy considers her spiritual gifts, remembering that while her gift is teaching, she used to hate standing up in front of large groups. And yet, today she is preaching! She…
Andy’s determined not to keep telling stories about baseball now that the Astros have started losing, but he’ll tell one more. And that’s of a player whose gifts were considered…
On Confirmation Sunday, Andy wonders what the church will look like in 60, 70 years. Does it invest in mercy and love and kindness? Because that’s what the church should…