Beloved Community: Light for the City
What does it mean to be salt and light in a world that feels like it is coming apart? In this message from Matthew 5:13–16, Acts 2:42–47, and 1 Corinthians 12:12–27, Jason reflects on Jesus’ call for his followers to … Continue reading →
A Culture of Shame and a Messiah Who Says No to It
Shame is not guilt, it doesn’t say “you did something wrong,” it says “you are wrong.” In this message from John 9:1–16 and John 8:2–11, Carl examines how Jesus consistently dismantles shame-based systems that crush the vulnerable and protect the … Continue reading →
“Lord, Shall We Strike with the Sword?”
In the garden on the Mount of Olives, everything accelerates, prayer, betrayal, a sword drawn, an ear healed, and Jesus arrested in the dark. In this message from Luke 22:39–54, Tom walks us through the arrest of Jesus and the … Continue reading →
Living in Two Worlds
Even at the table where Jesus gave them his body and blood, the disciples were arguing about who was greatest. In this message from Luke 22:23–38, Tom unpacks the profound gap between the kingdom Jesus was ushering in and the … Continue reading →
A Black History of Witness, an Imperial History of Erasure
In a sermon on Exodus 1:5-14 and Psalms 78:1-7, Carl Garrison speaks about how empires erase memory and the old saying that “history repeats itself.” Instead, Carl says that through keeping to God’s teachings and remembering, there is hope that … Continue reading →
Why Authoritarian Power Fears a Truth-Telling Church
In Acts 5, the apostles are dragged before the authorities for the second time and ordered to be silent. Their response is simple and devastating: “We must obey God rather than human beings.” In this message from Acts 5:27–41, delivered … Continue reading →
A Meal of Symbols – A Challenge of Meaning
On the night before his death, Jesus takes a familiar Passover meal and transforms it into something entirely new. In this message from Luke 21:37–22:23, Tom guides us through the layers of meaning in the Last Supper, the bread broken, … Continue reading →
Wrestling with Hope and Waiting on God: Lessons from Habakkuk and MLK … in Context
Focusing on scriptures from Habakkuk, Carl Garrison speaks on the slow build of a cruel empire, and having hope in the face of that cruel empire. He compares the scriptures of Habakkuk with Martin Luther King Jr, and both of … Continue reading →
You Are My Beloved
Before Jesus heals anyone, calls a disciple, or performs a miracle, God speaks over him at his baptism: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” In this message from Matthew 3:11–17, Jason explores one … Continue reading →
Seeking Myself and God
What does it look like to start a new year not with resolutions, but with a quest? In this message from Matthew 6:19–34, Tom explores Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and the invitation to reorient our lives around what we … Continue reading →