Faith Explorations
Twisted Up
Today's Sermon focus We get all twisted up. Jesus calls us to be restored into new life and to let those twists go. Who here loves a good to do list? I love them so much I can take them oddly seriously, because I love the experience of marking things off the list. I...
Bold Discipleship for AI
Today's Sermon focus Our discipleship matters in the face of fear and changeJesus says, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” So, basically don’t worry. You can relax about wealth and power. You’ll have all...
Greed is Big Deal
Who remembers the Wizard of Oz? What’s the basic premise of the story? What’s the moral of the story? Classic tale of a young person looking on the bleak prairies of Kansas and asking is this all there is? Her heart knows there’s more to life than this, but how can...
Prayer Moves Mountains
Today's Sermon focus Prayers are heard and God responds. It's a true thing. Yesterday, several of us from Celebration were at the memorial for Jackson Dunckel, the 13-year-old young man who took his own life. I had never met Jackson. I went to support Pastor James,...
Discerning Action and Rest
Today's Sermon focus There is a time for action and a time for rest. We need to discern the difference. I’ve been haunted by a particular scene in an old TV show for the past 25ish years. It was back when Martha Stewart was getting really big. The empire of Martha...
Drawing Near
Today's Sermon focus We serve the world when we serve those with the wounds we know. He Nate and I lost someone very dear to both of us this past week. We both met Greg independently of one another. Greg was Nate’s first patient at an outpatient orthopedic physical...
What Yoda Said
When I had a café, I used to employ a lot of young folks. Some of them were incredibly hard workers. Others of them, perhaps less so. But that’s OK because that’s what food service does for you. It teaches you to work hard, help one another, and take pride in your...
Jesus, Human Whisperer
Today's Sermon focus Jesus - the Human WhispererOur first dog was a beautiful little Pomeranian named Turtle. We called her Turtle, because when she was a puppy, her paws would all splay out to the side when she laid on her belly. And, while she was a beautiful dog,...
Following a Quantum God
Recently, I watched a video of the beginning of a professor’s class on quantum mechanics. You know, as you do…I’m a nerd. Anyway, in case you don’t remember, quantum mechanics is the study of atoms and sub-atomic particles. Quantum mechanics is different than...
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