by Sarah Toney | Sep 7, 2025 | Matthew
Today’s Sermon focus Our kids are so good at learning and engaging the world – skills we can honor and practice I loved my graduation from the University of Washington. Even back then, people were sometimes “too cool” to bother going to graduation,...
by Sarah Toney | Apr 2, 2023 | Lent, Matthew, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Let’s not skip to Easter too quickly… Wow. What an emotional ride Palm/Passion Sunday is. We start here (hand up!) and end up here (hand down low!). Looking ahead to Easter through Holy Week, it’s like starting on one high...
by Sarah Toney | Feb 5, 2023 | Matthew, Sarah Toney Sermon
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...
by Sarah Toney | Jan 1, 2023 | Matthew
Today’s Sermon focus We Are Being Loved Into Liberation At 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...
by Dave Haven | Dec 20, 2022 | Matthew, Pr. Dave Haven Sermon
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...
by Dave Haven | Dec 5, 2022 | Matthew, Pr. Dave Haven Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Harmony in our voices is powerful and inclusive There 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...
