A God of Welcome, Not Wrath

It is our calling to recognize the goodness of this welcoming God, and to live into that and to share it endlessly and abundantly with all around us.

Resting in the Grace of the World

When despair and grief grow in us, may we come into the peace of the wild things, may we rest in the grace of this world, and like Rosie, be free.

The Unearned, Amazing Grace of God

We cannot earn God’s love, we need not worry about doing so, and others should not be asked to earn ours. We are simply invited into the love of God.

Forgive, “Never Forget,” But Truly Forgive

Jesus comes to give us a way out of our cycles of violence that we could not imagine on our own. Forgive. We must learn to let all our grievances go.

Our Stories Can Cure Our Conflicts

We would be healthier if we could see the other as equally beloved children of God, not as those to be defeated, but as fellow sheep in one flock.

This Jesus Should Make Us Uncomfortable

Divine love, taking up our cross, it cannot leave us comfortable. Loving our neighbor extends across the world, into every single thing that we do.

We Love You Because You’re You

Do not let the world tell you your story, but look to the loving God of all creation, the God who gives breath, for what is good, acceptable, perfect.

When I Look at the Stars

God is bigger than any boundary, so our sole task is to cure our divine deficit disorder, to let God and love be the foundation for everything else.

Following a Supernatural Vision of Compassion

Jesus breaks the foundation of scarcity. He takes the disciples’ food and shares it, and his miracle of abundance inspires everyone to do the same.

So So So So So So Much

If this God loves us so much to give us his Son, is there anything God will not do? Who can separate us from this love? Our God loves us so, so much.

Embracing the Stranger, Celebrating with God

The radical part of our parable this morning is that it is not ours to decide or to reap: it is ours simply to grow, to love, to share with everyone.

Scatter Some Seeds, See What Grows

We do not know what impact a little seed may have, so we are called to recklessly scatter seeds of love everywhere, all over the place, all the time.

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The Patriotism of Loving, Hyphenated Strangers

Christians of all nationalities are called into this way of life, loving everyone, even our enemies, even the strangers, let alone our neighbors.

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Extending Our Cup of Cold Water

This is the theme of our parish: Whoever you are and wherever you find yourself on the journey of life and faith, you are welcome here. No exceptions.

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The Manliness of a Loving Lord

Men, dads of this church: the Jesus we see in scripture, our Savior, he needs no sword to be manly. He is simply love, embodied to its fullest.

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The Faith of Disciples and Trillionaires

We are promised that love is the way, that happiness and joy come from giving of ourselves, not hoarding for ourselves, not buying more for ourselves.

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Come, Follow, Be Known by Love

We do have an example to follow, an example of our loving God, and he is calling out to us, begging us to follow him for the sake of the world.

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The Creative Love of our Triune God

May our understanding of the world be based not in fundamentalism nor fear nor in a need to fight, but in this story of the creative love of our Triune God.

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Thirsty for the Life that Satisfies

We believe the Spirit will live through us, satisfying our thirst and flowing out of us as a joyful river of living water for all the world to see.

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Standing in Awe, Hungry for God

This is why we gather: to make space for something beyond what we ourselves can do or comprehend, to sit in awe, to acknowledge our hunger for God.

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Holding Space to Dwell with God

Using St. Teresa of Avila’s metaphor, we all have an interior castle. Someone’s going to move in. Who do we allow to live there? To take residence?

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We Have Goodness All Around Us

It is so very good to be in community, where the life of Jesus is “caught and not just taught,” where we hear and see the Word, then go live in love.

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So Much More Can Be Mended

If Peter can be mended after his denials and despair, if the gap between us and God can be mended, surely too will our broken world be. Are you ready?

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The Wages of Sin are Indeed Death

Sin is not indifferent nor neutral; it actively kills what is good. And tonight, we see sin killing Jesus, goodness and love personified.