November 2022
I Lift My Eyes…
This week is our Expectant Hope service. This short devotional addresses the notion of what do we go when we don’t want to praise God? How can we praise God when we are angry, sad, or afraid? Today we look at one of the most powerful psalms ever written (In my humble opinion). We will […]
The Gospel of Matthew: All in the Family?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus has what looks like an awkward exchange with his mom and brothers. But what is really going on here? We explore this passage in the light of earthly families and the family of God. Our main passage this week is […]
The Gospel of Matthew: What Does it Take to Believe?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In this passage, Jesus uses stories from the Old Testament to highlight how some of the people are being willfully ignorant. This section finishes with a small analogy about a person/house that overrun with ghosts. This illustrates the dangers of allowing false teachers to […]
October 2022
The Legend of Greedy Hollow
This week we take a break from Matthew, for a short devotional about greed. In the classic story the Legend of Sleep Hollow, we are introduced to three characters who all suffer with some kind of greed. We talk about how greed can consume us and will always lead to a something bad in the […]
The Gospel of Matthew: Jerks for Jesus?!?!?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. We look at an interesting passage where we see Jesus go out of his way to avoid a potential conflict. This is paired with a passage from Isaiah that talks about what God’s ideal servant will look like. Jesus did not go out starting […]
September 2022
The Gospel of Matthew: Come on Cuz!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. Just after sending out the 12 disciples, Jesus gets a message from his cousin John. John asks if Jesus really is the Messiah or if he should look for another. This is a major question! We explore Jesus’ response to his cousin’s doubts. We […]
The Gospel of Matthew: Politics at Thanksgiving, Yes Please!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In his closing words to the disciples, before sending them out, Jesus has a few difficult lines. He talks about not bringing peace, but rather war. What are we supposed to do with a line like this? We explore how the gospel message should […]
The Gospel of Matthew: Sometimes I Don’t Always Find the Words to Rhyme
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. When talking about spreading the Gospel message, Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit will be with us. We examine what it looks like to have the Holy Spirit with us. We also talk about how important it is that we recognize and understand […]
August 2022
Theater and Theology: Encanto
This Sunday we kick off our summer series on Theater and Theology—seeing God in our favorite movies. For this first week, we look at the movie Encanto. In it we see Maribel go on a journey of discovery, moving from outcast to deliverer of her family. This is a story arch that is echoed the […]
July 2022
The Gospel of Matthew: Why Are the Workers Few?
***Apologies for the not so great audio quality—our main recording file was corrupted this is a backup.*** This week, we wrap up this section of Matthew. We look at the beginning of Jesus’ speech to the disciples about going out and spreading the Good News. Jesus’ says that there is lots to do, yet we […]
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