“Living Sacrifice”

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8 The apostle Paul writes of the giving that will be required in the new community of Christ-followers, asking us to be “living sacrifice”. How do we make sure that we give from our lives, more than we give up living? How do we make sure that our systems and structures do not … Read more

“Clean”

Scripture: Matthew 15: (10–20), 21–28 In the midst of a teaching moment on ritual purity and purity of action, Jesus encounters a Canaanite woman calling for healing for her daughter. In the response of the disciples—and of Jesus—we are invited to tune our hearts: listening beyond the false categories of “appropriateness” of protest to the … Read more

What are you doing here?

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?

Forgiveness, Hoping, and Hopping

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?

Soil Science

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