Pilate finds him innocent. Herod finds him entertaining. The crowd chooses Barabbas. In this message from Luke 23:1–25, Tom examines the competing interests swirling around Jesus’ trial, religious leaders protecting their power, a Roman governor looking for political advantage, and … Continue reading →
Three times Peter denies knowing Jesus. Three times he hides his identity. Then a rooster crows, Jesus turns and looks at him, and Peter weeps bitterly. In this message from Luke 22:54–71, Tom follows Peter’s painful journey of self-discovery and … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
