Living our Stormy Seas

Living our Stormy Seas

Today’s Sermon focus Why is Jesus asleep when I’m about to die!? What does he know that I don’t? A long, long time ago, Nate and I were shopping for our first home. In 2001 in Reno, it was one of those competitive markets for buyers, so you had to be...
Identity Matters

Identity Matters

Today’s Sermon focus We do not need to be caught in shame. Christ sets us free! Couple weeks ago I heard two wildly different news stories about Taylor Swift within a day or two of each other. One was about a preacher somewhere declaring that Taylor Swift has a...
Nuances of Sabbath

Nuances of Sabbath

Today’s Sermon focus Sabbath is not just not working. It’s bigger than that. So, how do we do it? This week, while I was procrastinating writing this sermon, I was on Facebook. You know, I was avoiding life like you do. Anyway, I saw this post in a group...
Love me, love my cat

Love me, love my cat

Today’s Sermon focus Jesus comes into our hearts with all his baggage! Us! When I was a kid, we had this cute little cross-stitch in the bathroom of a kitty cat with a ribbon around it’s neck with the saying, “Love me, love my cat.” I contemplated this little...
Living in Christ

Living in Christ

Today’s Sermon focus Living in Christ helps us soften our fears and opens us to the expansiveness of LOVE! We humans are a fearful bunch. There’s hardly a thing we’re not afraid of, including all sorts of things that should ideally not be sources of fear in our...
Both Shepherd and Sheep

Both Shepherd and Sheep

Today’s Sermon focus Communities of love are what happens when we practice being both shepherds and sheep I had a café for a few years, which I’ve talked about before. As someone who has hired, managed, and loved many young people over the years, I can tell you...