Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23“What are you prepared to do?” As Jesus takes on a new chapter in his ministry and begins to call disciples to follow in his way, we wonder at the gifts and skills we bring with us into the ministry of the church, and the challenge to use those gifts to “escalate in … Read more
Scripture: Psalm 40:1-11In a time of deep divisions, the psalms can tempt us into a painful duality of those who we would call friends and enemies. Yet they may also call us into that life giving tension of naming injustice clearly and holding out faith in God’s reconciling and redeeming power.
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17Our congregation shares the sermon as we reflect on the ways in which signs and symbols of the earth and all creation particpate in Jesus’s baptism, and our own. Like Jesus, our baptism calls us into new life and ministry. How are we called to minister to and with that creation through which … Read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12Wise ones come from away seeking a new king. They get lost, because they go looking in a palace and in a capital. When they find a child born among animals, they—and we—are left to ponder, what if nations came to pay homage to a poor child? What if nations sought to live … Read more