Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Silencing the Wind In a world filled with noise and empty words, God comes to us as stillness and silence, even to the point that wind ceases (Matt. 14:32). Jesus walks over stormy waters to his disciples, entering their boat and [...]

Join us for Special Saturday Evening Service  -- We Make a Place for Everyone! Abundance from Scraps Jesus is able to feed us abundantly, even with scraps. He meets earthly needs by feeding the crowds and continues now to offer himself as holy meal, freely given to all, no matter their income or rank in [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like . . . A string of parables describe the kingdom of heaven, and then we hear Jesus’ question: “Have you understood all this?” The mustard seed, yeast, hidden treasure, pearls—these bring good news of growth [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Judgment and Mercy Matthew’s gospel knows little compromise: sheep or goats, wheat or weeds, good or evil. Finding the good news of God’s love for all people, for all creation, can be a challenge in this book. Today’s gospel is no [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Life in Every Direction We can identify death in every direction. We see war, hunger, addiction, poverty, a dying planet, and broken hearts. This is not a new story. The children of Israel surely saw death in every direction, wandering in [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! When a Yoke Means Freedom Today’s gospel reading contains iconic words from Jesus: “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Life in Christ Includes Praise and Lament Though we may prefer to think of God giving us lives of joy and ease, a full life in Christ also includes sorrow and grief. To the extent we are willing to acknowledge God’s [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! God Comes First God is, the theologians say, transcendent—beyond us, always exceeding our easy grasp. Recognizing God’s awesome transcendence brings a reevaluation of other values. The God of vertigo-inspiring infinitude is also the God who know the hairs of our head. [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Plentiful Harvest In today’s gospel reading, Jesus speaks of the church’s mission with images drawn from daily life. The harvest is already plentiful, he says, but laborers are needed for work in the fields of daily life. What are we to [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Light, Warmth, and Watering The weeks of summer coincide with the beginning of the Pentecost season. Summer brings sunny warmth, growing crops, and the promise of harvest: images of the Holy Spirit’s presence and activity in our lives, the church, and [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays -- We Make a Place for Everyone! Celebrating Our God beyond Understanding The festival of the Holy Trinity celebrates the wonder of relationship with God while leaving us distinctly dissatisfied with our limited understanding of what God is. While guarding against the idolatry of language, we survey our [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays -- We Make a Place for Everyone! God Gives More than Enough It is the “first day of the week” (John 20:19), the day of the new creation, but to those locked away in the upper room in fear, the world is as it always has been. So entrenched [...]