Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-12Both Jesus and the prophet Isaiah imagine a world in which earth mirrors heaven. How do we balance this hope and promise with the harsh realities of the world as it is? The answer may lie in the possibility that heaven may be in the reaching for it.
Scripture: Matthew 18:1-5, 10-14Jesus gathers children to him, and to the center of life. As he does so, he teaches a way of prayer in which all of creation is adopted into the family and lineage of God. When we pray the prayer that Jesus taught us, how does the fact that we are all … Read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13As we begin our exploration of the prayer taught to us by Jesus, we pause to wonder what prayer is, and the gifts we carry that allow us to participate in it.
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:4Guest preacher John Kipp helps us remember that God created and called the creation good. How are we called to shape our attention to similarly see the goodness of the creation of which we are a part?
Scripture: James 1:17-27The letter of James invites us to be “doers of the word.” This means that we will have to practice embodying our faith/ What should we practice in the year to come?