Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-13 The prophet Elijah’s story shows us that God appears to us in “the sound of sheer silence.” How do we cultivate that silence and listening in our noisy world: for ourselves? For others?

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31 We can spend so much time wrestling for acceptance and belonging that we sometimes miss the blessing that God has already offered us. With our ancestor, Jacob, can we move forward—at a jog or with a limp—towards forgiveness and reconciliation, trusting that we are worthy of blessing?

Scripture: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 In a season in which we are closer to home, and perhaps digging in the dirt little more, Jesus’s “Parable of the Sower” invites us to reflect on the extravagance of love that God plants in the world, and how we might nurture our own spiritual soil to receive those … Read more

Scriptures: Psalm 145:8-14, Romans 7:15-25 The Apostle Paul writes of the bind of human life: where we so often do the very things that contradict our deepest commitments and values. How are we called, as Christians living in nations, to bear witness and move in hope among the contradictions inherit in our nation’s values and … Read more

Scriptures: Psalm 89:1-4,15-18 and Matthew 10:40-42 Jesus invites us into a ministry of welcome… but before he does, he invites us to reflect on what that will cost us. If we are to be a part of God’s liberation for all people, how must our welcome center the “guest” and not the “host”?