Faith Explorations
Dolly the Disciple
Today's Sermon focus God bless, Dolly Parton! She showed us what it is to pick up our cross and follow. I hope the billionaires, along with the rest of us, are listening to her example.It really became clear to me this week is the one thing we seem to agree on in this...
Conforming to Christ
Today's Sermon focus What or who are a conforming to? It's something, so let it be Christ.Several years ago, I learned a form of leadership coaching that ideally helps people access the capacity or wisdom within folks in order to meet the needs of the moment and...
Calm in the Storm
Today's Sermon focus We only need to believe enough to ask for help. This is enough to get a little calm in the storm. How are you sleeping these days? Are you resting is blissful oblivion or are you laying awake for hours? Or something in between? I’ve always had...
Being Needy
Today's Sermon focus We like to pretend we're not needy but who are we kidding, really? Not Jesus!I somehow grew up with the notion that one of the worst things you could ever be was being needy. That might be a particularly Gen X thing, but I also know it’s not just...
Spaciousness of God
Today's Sermon focus Where is the kingdom of heaven emerging? How about in you? Let’s start with the absolute best part of the gospel today and that is when Jesus asks the disciples, “Do you understand all of this?” And then they say emphatically, “Yes!” We all know...
What’s Up with the Weeds?
Today's Sermon focus We live in a messy reality all for the sake of love.As we grow up, we learn all the tricks of being human. Well, maybe not all the tricks, but we pick up things as we go. I remember figuring out that conversations work a lot better for you if you...
How’s Got the Good Soil?
Today's Sermon focus Being good soil is not always our choice, but perhaps we can practice being receptive. At the Bible study on Tuesday, somewhere along the way we got to talking about crying in church and how uncomfortable that can be. I used to be uncomfortable...
Puppy-ness
Today's Sermon focus Embracing our inner puppy is indeed lighter and easier as we do not shy away from injustice and darknessWho here is watching the World Cup? I don’t follow sports much primarily because I can get so invested in the wins and losses that it breaks my...
Chalance!
Today's Sermon focus God is not nonchalant about us or God's creation! Why should we be? Let's start practicing "chalance."There’s a new trend in dating I learned about recently called the “chalant” relationship. I was curious what chalant meant, because it could be...
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