Publications
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05/07/23
Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. What were the conditions in the garden that nurtured your faith? What is the fruit that you bear?
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04/30/23
“That Weird Sheep, Doug (Reprise)” (John 10:1-11)
When you fall into despair, whose is the voice that draws you back into hope? Today, we hear "Doug," the lost sheep (otherwise known as "the weird sheep"), share the story of the time when the Good Shepherd called his name.
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04/23/23
“Insiders and Outsiders” (Acts 10:1-17, 34-48)
If God made the world and called it good, if God made humanity and called it not just good but very good, then who are you to say that anyone is not good enough?
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04/16/23
“Remember, I Am With You Always” (Matthew 28:16-20)
Even as Jesus is giving the Great Commission, his last charge to his disciples, they worship him, even though they also have doubts. Jesus promises them (and us) that he will be with them always, even to the end of the age. Even when we are afraid, or lonely, or angry, or harboring doubt, Jesus is with us anyway.
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04/09/23
“Who Are You Looking For?” (John 20:1-18)
What kind of Jesus are you expecting? Where are the sorts of places you might find him?
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04/02/23
“Where Are You Headed?” (Matthew 26:14-27:19)
When Jesus enters Jerusalem and we enter the start of Holy Week, we have a choice to make. Will we follow convention, and look to Pilate? Will we take a risk and follow Jesus? Will we do what is right or what is easy?
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03/26/23
“Can These Bones Live?” (John 11:1-44)
Jesus called Lazarus to come out of his tomb and live again. What in our lives or communities needs to be revived? How can we stand behind those who are starting out or starting over, even when it makes us uncomfortable?
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03/19/23
A man was born blind, but his community viewed him as a problem, not a person, and never really included him in their lives. How can we ask better questions and look for ways to support, rather than blame?
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03/12/23
“Will You Give Me a Drink?” (Exodus 17:1-7)
There is no wilderness so lonely that God could not find us. There is no soul so thirsty that Jesus could not offer living water.
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03/05/23
“How Do We Begin Again?” (John 3:1-17)
Nicodemus comes to Jesus under the cover of night, but he isn’t given an answer so much as he given an invitation: reconsider. start over. begin again. look at the world with new eyes. find life. find salvation.