Faith Explorations
Love me, love my cat
Today's Sermon focus Jesus comes into our hearts with all his baggage! Us!When I was a kid, we had this cute little cross-stitch in the bathroom of a kitty cat with a ribbon around it’s neck with the saying, “Love me, love my cat.” I contemplated this little thing...
Living in Christ
Today's Sermon focus Living in Christ helps us soften our fears and opens us to the expansiveness of LOVE! We humans are a fearful bunch. There’s hardly a thing we’re not afraid of, including all sorts of things that should ideally not be sources of fear in our lives....
Both Shepherd and Sheep
Today's Sermon focus Communities of love are what happens when we practice being both shepherds and sheepI had a café for a few years, which I’ve talked about before. As someone who has hired, managed, and loved many young people over the years, I can tell you there...
Entering Deeply Into Reality
Today's Sermon focus As Easter People, we can enter deeply into what is real without fear even when its hard. We just experienced another April Fool’s Day and I don’t know why, but it surprises me every year. I’m one of the gullible ones who gets fooled easily on...
Canyon Moments
Today's Sermon focus Jesus goes ahead of us, making a way for us when we think there is no way!The way our reading ends today is the way the whole gospel of Mark ends, with fear, amazement, and then silence. This is very different than the other gospels that...
Called to Hope
Today's Sermon focus Hope is a something we need to practice in order to bring hope to the world. If not us, then who? Have you ever had the experience of feeling inspired to post on Facebook or Instagram, or gete engaged in some sort of public discussion of something...
Are you tired?
Today's Sermon focus The difference between our actual lives and the Kingdom of Christ is exhausting. How is it that you are feeling that today?A long time ago, in a life that feels very far away, I was an entrepreneur and owned a little business called Hi Point...
A Sign to Rely On
Today's Sermon focus The cross is a sign to focus our hearts and minds on the big promises of JesusA friend of mine told me a story about an In and Out burger place that holds this special place of importance for his family. They commonly visit this In and Out on road...
Flowing with the Commandments
Today's Sermon focus Focusing on the "how" and the "why" more than the "what" when it comes to relationshipDo you remember the Princess Bride movie? That movies has so many classic scenes and lines. For those who haven’t seen it or don’t remember, it is a very sweet...
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