It’s a crazy story – true, but sort of crazy. We get to watch Jesus messin’ with his disciples in the days following his resurrection. The boys had gone fishing on a lake that normally was teeming with fish. Nobody EVER got skunked out there….. except them, this time. […]
So WHAT could make an elderly women grin from ear to ear, knowing she was hours away from death?WHY on earth would she chatter then like she hadn’t chattered in months?y celebrated? And do we really want to be found behaving like that someday? Thoughts to wonder about as you […]
We are glad you have joined us as we reflect on the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus as told in the gospels, and reflected in the very familiar words of Psalm 23 and the prophet Isaiah. This is a service of holy communion and you are invited to […]
You are invited to join in as we check out a rather strange parade, with Jesus as the star. But why a parade like this? What were the people thinking as they celebrated? And what about the cranky types who wanted to shut it down? AND… why in the world […]
Tired? Worn out with effort? Can we let go? Rest? We welcome Rev. Jack Van de Hoef who shares with us – yes, there is an alternative. He challenges us to try a new way to let go, find contentment and watch how this ripples out into all areas of […]
Welcome as we continue the teaching series, “Secure In The Storm,” COVID-19 is forcing all of us into isolation. Many are being laid off from work. We’re all stuck at home doing …..nothing. Productivity is grinding to a national halt. And people are going twitchy. Which makes sense ’cause our […]
Today we continue the teaching series, “Secure In The Storm,” wondering about the times when our life struggles lead us to be consumed with WORRY. We’ll listen to Psalm 77, where the writer was consumed by a worry that God has given up on his people. From there we’ll go […]
This past Sunday, March 8th we continued our teaching series “Secure In The Storm,” and wondered about the times when our life struggles get us distracted to the point of getting all focused on stuff that REALLY doesn’t matter. What does that? What are the consequences? And what are some […]
March 1st we continued our teaching series “Secure In The Storm,” and wondered about how to respond to unhelpful comments that come our way when we suffer; some of them even well meaning. One’s like “If you pray harder and truly believe, you’d be healed.” “Is there a sin you […]
On February 23rd, in our teaching series “Secure In The Storm,” we wondered how to respond to pain and injustice that some of the powerful social structures around us inflict on the vulnerable. How do we respond, “When Innocence Is Lost?” Psalm 12 becomes our launch point to thinking about […]