Scripture: Philippians 3:4b-14As we look to the image of Christ as a mirror that shows us who we can be, sometimes the hardest challenge is letting go the image of ourselves we had in the past. In a time in which ancient tensions are exploding in new violence, how can we release the past to … Read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13An ancient hymn in the letter to the Philippians invites us to see in Jesus’s self-giving love a reflection of God’s loving vision of what we are, and what we can be…

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16Jesus tells a parable of workers in a vineyard and wages that strain our understanding of “fairness,” maybe until it breaks and we question how we connect labor and life… and discover God’s justice.

Scripture: Psalm 98:1-6, Romans 8:31-38Our traditions offer us a part in the music of life: ancient songs which carry the memory of both pain and liberation, and new songs which inspire us to see new life and transformation. As we begin a fall of deepening our welcome and care for our LGBTQ+ siblings, how can … Read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20Jesus shares ways of living in the tensions of community… are these only for emergencies? Or might we be called into a changing community that can engage those tensions and find creativity?