Growing Up

Growing Up

Today’s Sermon focus Jesus loves you! And he says it’s time to grow up just a bit more for the sake of love. The police in Chelan arrested a young man this week for starting the 4th of July Chelan fire that resulted in lost homes, untold amounts of stress,...
Conforming to Christ

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...
Being Needy

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...
How’s Got the Good Soil?

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...
Puppy-ness

Puppy-ness

Today’s Sermon focus Embracing our inner puppy is indeed lighter and easier as we do not shy away from injustice and darkness Who 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...