How Can a Church Think Critically about the Bible?
To listen to this sermon, click here. New Testament Reading—Matthew 1: 18-23 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been
Continue readingThe Christian Message in Seven Words
Dear Church Family, Recently, the highly regarded magazine The Christian Century featured an article by David Heim about a challenge it posed to various writers. The assignment given to them
Continue readingHow Can a Church Find Spiritual Growth in Social Justice?
To listen to this sermon, click here. New Testament Reading—Matthew 13: 31-35 There was once a very inquisitive child who liked to ask his mother questions about the meaning of
Continue readingHow Can a Church Embrace Science?
To listen to this sermon, click here. Stories about faith are sometimes like the stories told by children. You have to hear the full story if you want to get
Continue readingHow Can a Church Love Questions?
To listen to this sermon, click here. New Testament Reading—Matthew 16: 24-26 I’d like to begin this morning with a story about a village at the foot of a large
Continue readingThe Power of a Question: Introducing a New Worship Series
In many ways, our lives are defined by both the questions we ask and the questions we answer. To be sure, life can unload on our plate its fair share
Continue readingWhere God’s Love Abides
To listen to this sermon, click here. New Testament Reading: 1 John 3: 17-21 A number of years ago there was a study at the University of Wisconsin in which
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