Life is crazy, constantly knocking us around, full of melt down moments. Have you ever known somebody who seemed to float above it all? No matter what happened, their serenity was unperturbed. How did they do it? Because their life is anchored in certain great spiritual truths. What are those truths? And how can we internalize […]
As we celebrate Black History Month, we are excited to welcome LaShawnda Crowe Storm to share her thoughts about how to prepare ourselves and center ourselves to do justice in the world in the same way Jesus did. LaShawnda leads the Lynch Quilts Project, a community-based effort to examine the history of racial violence through the […]
This Sunday we celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of the founding of our church! Everyone is invited to our All-Church Picnic that will take place after the 11:00 o’clock worship service – bring a dish to share. We’ll also be baptizing, inducting new members, and awarding anniversary membership pins during both worship services. Sunday’s sermon will remind […]
Conversations about race and racism are at the heart of American culture today. Just this past week, the Supreme Court issued a major decision prohibiting affirmative action. This Sunday we’ll wrap up our sermon series on the Bible & Justice by grappling with the challenges of racism. We’ll look at the big picture story of […]
This Sunday, for the second installment in our sermon series called “The Bible & Justice: What Love Looks Like in Public,” we will be challenged to think deeply about what Jesus would want us to do – individually and as a congregation – to respond to the huge surge in hate being directed at transgender […]
This Sunday Pastor Jeff begins a new sermon series called “The Bible & Justice: What Love Looks Like in Public.” The goal of this series is NOT for one person (Pastor Jeff) to tell everybody what their detailed policy positions should be, but rather to identify core biblical values relevant to contemporary justice issues (like […]
Before the fireworks start, and whatever else you have planned for Sunday July 4, don’t miss morning worship! Sunday’s sermon will explore what it really means to love our country. You might be surprised what the Bible has to say.
With July 4th upon us and Juneteenth recently behind us, it’s that time of year when we think about our nation and how we can form a more perfect union. In that spirit, we’ll take some time on Sunday to explore three critical lessons from the great prophets of the Bible about how we, like the […]