Faith Explorations
Being Our Salty Selves
Today's Sermon focus What does it mean to be the salt of the earth or the light of God?On my class trip to Guatemala this January, part of our visit took us to the village of La Esmeralda and a Lutheran congregation there. Esmeralda is in an isolated part of the...
Being Loved into Liberation
Today's Sermon focus We Are Being Loved Into LiberationAt the beginning of my 6th grade year, my mom and stepdad moved to Bellevue, Washington from Spokane. This was a big move. I was starting middle school with not one friend and I was a desperately shy kid. I felt...
Complexity at Christmas
Today's Sermon focus Our complexity at Christmas is welcome!I hope you had a blessed Christmas Eve and have enjoyed the beginning of your Christmas Day. Christmas is the day we celebrate the incarnation of our Lord Jesus with us here, in our lives, in our bodies, in...
The Name that Clings to Us
Today's Sermon focus The Name That Clings to Us There are certain things we cling to that give us reassurance and comfort…things that are constantly with us. Young children often have a favorite blanket, stuffed animal, or pacifier. For adults, perhaps it’s our...
With One Voice
Today's Sermon focus Harmony in our voices is powerful and inclusiveThere is no way to measure the power of one voice. A voice might be soft and subtle. It might be loud and strong. Either way, it can have the power to emit emotion, draw our attention, and affect...
Clearing the Path – A Story for Advent
An Advent Story Clearing the Path Service Recording Sermon at 22:00Join Our Email List We email prayer requests to the community, along with worship bulletins for online worship, updates on special events, and the monthly newsletter. In general,...
Beer!
Today's Sermon focus Are we to just be drinking beer? Hmm... As some of you know, I really enjoy bringing poetry into conversations about Scripture. I heard a great one the other day in one of my seminary classes that seems so perfect for this first day of the...
Downloaded Grace
Today's Sermon focus Grace downloads - God's character and goodness right into us Before traveling to Worms, Germany to go on trial for his life, Martin Luther was asked, “Where will you be, Brother Martin, when church, state, princes, and people turn against you? ...
Our Holy Work in Community
Today's Sermon focus We have a Holy Job to do Last week, during announcements I invited you guys to join me at Drag Eucharist at the YWCA and I was asked by a few folks about what that experience was like. So I thought I’d share a little bit today. The was led...
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