You Belong Here.
“Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; … He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my…
Withholding Judgment
My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? 2For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes…
Culture-all
Enculturation & Acculturation Cultural Literacy is a term defining our ability to understand & participate fluently in a given culture. A culturally literate person knows customs & traditions. Based on…
More Than Just A Nice Meal
When was the last time you had a meal that was about more than just eating food? Where were you and who were you with? I can recall a few…
Overflow
Therefore… We come to the end of our six-week journey through the book of Ephesians, Paul’s letter to a church that was not quite in conflict but not quite engaged…
Making Peace
Called to live differently This week’s reading from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2) is a particularly piercing word for the church today. Paul makes a powerful…
Bound Together in Grace
Responding to Grace Christianity is not necessary in our society in order to make “good” people. Other religions preach most, if not all, of the same morals that our Christian…
A Foundation of Prayer
New Beginnings in Ephesus In our reading from Ephesians this week (Ephesians 3:14-21) we have the privilege of hearing a personal prayer from the Apostle Paul to the church in…
Aliens Brought Near
This summer for 2 days every week, we have extra help out in our food pantry garden. These aren’t master gardeners and they aren’t members of our church or even…
The Family
“[God] destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to his will, the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.”…