On epiphany and baptism
Naturally, we would all prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so devoid of angels. Jim Harrison, 20th Century American poet. An epiphany is, literally, a “manifestation.”…
Sermon notes Dec. 22
Our good friend and local artist and art teacher, Heidi Rhodes, has been taking notes on Sunday’s sermons! Click here to visit the video archive page and watch this…
Family Outcast
In the Christmas story, because of the census ordered by Caesar, Joseph returns to his hometown of Bethlehem with his pregnant fiancée, Mary. When they arrive, they discover “there is…
The Christmas Story
We’ve synthesized the accounts of the Christmas story from Matthew and Luke here to give you a more rounded picture of the events that occurred surrounding the birth of Jesus….
Give Well
My first Christmas as the father of two children was the absolute pinnacle of parental excitement. I had it in my mind that this was going to be a year…
Gratitude
In his book Free of Charge, theologian Miroslav Volf shares a funny thought experiment. He tells us to imagine we’ve been invited to an all-expenses-paid ski holiday, flown to a…
Sermon notes Dec. 15
Our good friend and local artist and art teacher, Heidi Rhodes, has been taking notes on our current series, Riskingod. Check out the corresponding passage: Mark 5.21-43 Click…
12 Days of Christmas
We do a couple of cool things as a family for Christmas to try and combat the craze of consumerism. We divide the gifts we’ve purchased (or received from…
What Jesus Didn’t Do (Kindness By Omission)
On Friday, October 4, 2013 Jodi Detrick—special correspondent to the Seattle Times—published an article online called “Lessons from what Jesus didn’t do.” The premise of the article was that Jesus…
Needs or Wants?
It can be very difficult to distinguish between our needs and our wants. Case in point: my wife once saw an adult student crying and asked her what was…
Giving gifts
Christmas is right around the corner. As an adult, I love Christmas because of the long history associated with Christ’s advent. I get caught up in the incarnation and overwhelmed…