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Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"
One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”
Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.
In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"
One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”
Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.
In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"
One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”
Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.
In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction
For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction
For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction
For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction
For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction
For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "Ancient Vinyl"
Before the popular Christmas hits of Mariah Carey, Bing Crosby, Wham, and Band Aid ever made the airwaves, some of the most revolutionary and inspiring songs were written by a handful of prophets and poets about a messiah who would come to his people and redeem the world.
None of their songs ever topped the charts back in their day, but 2000 years later, those ancient songs are more prophetic and hopeful than ever. Each sings about an ever-faithful God, a world in deep turmoil, a people desperate for peace, and a savior who will come to redeem all creation.
In this series, we’ll play some ancient vinyl and listen once again to the five timeless tunes that once changed the world—and continue to change it even still.
December 3: The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)
December 10: The Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79)
December 17: The Surge Illuminare (Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19)
December 24: The Gloria in Excelsis (Luke 2:8-14) (Christmas Eve)
December 31: The Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:22-25)