The second Sunday of Advent traditionally focuses on the beginning of John the Baptist’s ministry. Today, Chris invites us to consider the end. There, in prison, with his life hanging in the balance, John asks a question many of us know well: was the sacrifice and pain and risk worth it? Jesus’ answer invites John, […]
Join us this Advent as we consider four stories from Jesus’ birth narratives. From Sanctified Art, whose poetry and art we will use throughout the series: Luke’s Gospel begins the story of Jesus with this opening line: “In the time of Herod…” This detail may seem minor to modern readers, however, it reveals layers of […]
Our final week in the series has us considering what fruits we have received from others or from God’s good world? We also reflect on what fruit is currently being born in us and what fruit we’d like to see in more abundance. Spotify Link
As we bring the series to a close, we consider larger principles about virtue development, including the unity of all virtue and the motivations behind our virtue. Spotify Link
On November 9 we invited the community to join us a local pizza shop to consider The Future of Christianity. From the gathering: A pdf version of the slide deck can be found here. An audio recording is on our podcast. Additional Resources: One of our topics Sunday night was Empire. Interestingly, I’ve had a […]
We consider the final fruit in the list: self-control. Is this fruit simply a pulling back and restricting – or is it something more? Spotify Link
Bethany invites us to see gentleness from a different angle — a purposeful moving toward. There’s lots of good stuff in this episode. Enjoy! Spotify Link
Teresa leads us through the fruit of faithfulness – a fruit that both grounds us (because God is faithful) and calls us to be steadfast with one another. Spotify Link
Our second week with these two virtues considers not just the definitions of goodness and kindness, but the nonsensical example we see in Jesus. Spotify Link
We take two words this week – kindness and goodness. These “sister” virtues begin not by giving them away, but by receiving them. Spotify Link
Chris invites us to consider the fruit of patience – a fruit many of us desire to have in greater abundance. Patience carries with it the idea of integrity, making patience a fruit that helps us stay true to our values even in the midst of suffering. Spotify Link
Steve leads us in a reflection on peace — a fruit that is more than a lack of conflict, but a force that brings wholeness. Spotify Link
Katie leads us in the second fruit listed in Galatians 5: joy. Spotify Link
All the fruits of the Spirit find their grounding in the first: Love. Spotify Link
We begin a fall series on the Fruits of the Spirit — fruit we — and our world — desperately need. This week is an intro, considering our role in transformation: tending the soil. Spotify Link
With surprising regularity, humans choose to live in a way that harms others and/or themselves, not to mention the planet. And no one is immune. Every. Single. Person knows what it is to “feed the compulsions of selfishness” (Galatians 5:16, The Message). Today, we see all too well the poisonous outcomes of such a choice […]
NOTE: August 24 – 10:00am We’re taking a field trip! A member of our community, Dale Hulst, has been building a net-zero home on the NE side of the city. This home is cutting edge in its construction – and has been visited by local and state-wide politicians, building groups, architects so that they can […]
We conclude our series in Amos, taking a look at the transformational process the prophets exhibit and invite us to join. We also hear the courageous journey of Lynee and Trevor Gilbert as they have navigated the difficulties of long Covid (begins at 22:10) Spotify Link
We’re nearing the end of Amos. Teresa leads us as we consider anger’s role in our transformation. We also hear from Phil Ackley starting at 17:45. Spotify Link
The prophet, Amos, tells the people that because of their cruelty and injustice, God will take away ‘the word of the Lord’ and it will be worse than a famine of food or water. What does this phrase mean and what practices can we live out in order to remain in touch with the word […]
