New Sermon Series “Changing the World”
In these final weeks before a national election, we have a tendency to stake our hope in our preferred candidate, forgetting that our hope and salvation are in God.
The Body of Christ
We were in cell phone contact with our friends who live in the direct path of Hurricane Helene on the Florida coast. They sustained significant losses to their property.
About Hope
I listened to the podcast “Everything Happens” with Kate Bowler. Her guest was a former professor of mine, Dr. Richard Hayes.
Trunk or Treat is Back!
Dress your little ghoul or goblin in their Halloween costume for a fun alternative to trick or treating! You are invited to "Trunk or Treat" on Saturday, October 26 from 2:30 - 4:30pm. Decorated trunks with treats will be in the Chapel parking lot. In Centennial Park there will be a bounce Read More...
Finding the High Road
Have you felt the arrival of the new season? Everyone is wearing red and talking about Mahomes, Kelce and Swift.
Celebrating Our Community
“If the only prayer you ever say in your life is Thank You, it will be enough,” said Meister Eckhart. Today I rejoice and thank God for creating and recreating a magnificent faith community that sits on the corner of 61st and Ward Parkway and extends grace around the city and justice around the globe.
The Gift of Family
When I married Dave 31 years ago, I inherited a unique extended family. In my own family there were cousins I barely knew and uncles you didn’t talk about without upsetting everyone.
Spiritual Metamorphosis
For a long time, I believed that one of the joyful realities of the Christian life is that we are transformed. The word for transformation in Greek is “Metamorphosis”.
Finding Divine Peace
I’ve spent too much time this week thinking about bats. How can a little creature that weighs a half-ounce monopolize my time and discombobulate me so successfully?
Carla’s Reading List
I recently returned from “study week”. I stack up a huge pile of theology/scripture/fiction/spiritual books and come home wishing I was a faster reader!
When You Feel Like Giving Up
"Optimism doesn't mean that you are blind to the reality of the situation. It means that you remain motivated to seek a solution to whatever problems arise." -- The Dalai Lama I shared this quote at the communion table during two of our services this past Sunday.
The Struggle is Real
With spiky orange hair and bulging eyeballs, she is an unlikely protagonist. But “Anxiety” takes center stage in Pixar’s latest animated film “Inside Out 2” which I preached about last Sunday
Coming Home
He was kneeling on both knees but every muscle in his legs were taut. His arms strained upwards to the sky. His spine arched backwards in a c curve. He was clearly reaching out in angst to plead with God.
Rolling out “Reel Faith”Sermon Series on July 28
The best movies touch us at deep places in our lives, and on a host of topics like forgiveness, relationships, justice, and love.
Walking the Tightrope
Take one step on the tightrope. Careful. Balance. Breathe. Take another. Yes, it is that season again. Presidential debates, political rallies, partisan conventions and extra large yard signs all remind us that the season of the fall election is already upon us.
