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Scripture: Luke 12:13-21What are we “invested” in? As Jesus tells a story about a man with a lot of stuff, but apparently no one to share it with, we might ask how we “store up” connection and community which yield life, rather than the hungers of isolation.

Scripture: Galatians 5:1, 13-25As we prepare for our annual traditions in which we use the word “freedom” an awful lot, what might that word mean for the people of the church? The Apostle Paul’s answer might invite us to move beyond the freedom “from,” or freedom “to,” but towards freedom “for” the flourishing and life … Read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39Jesus meets a man who has been living cast out by his community, named by the demons that have plagued him. In freeing him, Jesus helps us to see that the man’s state may have had as much to do with the fear and order of those that cast him out as it … Read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 In many places in our scripture and tradition we have been tempted to view creation as a hierarchy of power over. As Jesus prays for his disciples, and as we ponder the mysteries of the Trinity, how might we be freed for great love and life by remembering that we … Read more

Scripture: Acts 2: 1-21Though we often are fascinated by the “live translation” of the Pentecost story in which the disciples suddenly can be understood by diverse peoples, we sometimes miss the content of their speech: the mighty acts of God which they witnessed in their lives with Jesus. In seeking belonging and understanding, how can … Read more