James 4:11-12 & 2:1-13 – Judgement/Mercy
Christi shares the need to remember who we are in order to live lives of courage, free of judgement.
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James 3:1-12 – Blessings/Curses
Bethany DeBlaay walks us through James 3:1-12, illustrating the power of words to both bless and curse.
The Branch is 10!
Please note: our festivities have moved to January 17th! We invite you to celebrate the Branch’s birthday with us on January 17, 2016 both at our normal 10:30am service and at a skating party that afternoon from 4-6pm! Please save the date and spend time celebrating with us! The party at Woodland Skating (2100 28th Street […]
James 1:1-4 – Trouble/Opportunity
Chris discusses how we can learn to hold our joys and our sorrows in tandem, giving each their space in our lives.
Remembering and Celebrating Sasha
Sasha Naomi Hettich (Lewis), aged 27, passed away December 25th, 2015 after having lost her courageous battle with postpartum depression. Sasha was many things to many people; a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a compassionate friend, but to define her only in these terms would be an injustice. With her sharp wit, her […]
Grieving with the Hettich Family
On Christmas weekend we learned that a dear friend and part of our community lost a long and brave battle with postpartum depression (PPD). Sasha leaves behind husband Cody, 3 year old daughter Ember, and 5 month old son Gus. We are heartbroken by this loss. Cody has courageously shared their story [click here]. We stand […]
Incarnation is Glorious
Chris Shearer teaches that we will never experience God’s glory more fully than when we come closer to Jesus.
Incarnation is Servanthood
Chris DeBlaay discusses humbling ourselves and raising up others in our relationships, becoming like servants. Philippians 2
Incarnation is Presence (John 1)
Chris Shearer encourages us to follow Jesus’ lead by being present with those God has called us to.
Incarnation is Limitation (Philippians 2)
Incarnation is… We live in a world of growing dis-incarnation. We’re plugged in, but disconnected from each other. We reach for things that help us escape boredom or pain, instead of remaining present and engaged. The incarnation of Jesus — God in the flesh, coming to us — is our example of how we can […]
Anti-Fragile: Pressed but Not Broken
Chris talks about fixing our eye on Jesus Christ as the visible image of an invisible God while we struggle with the fears and uncertainties of our modern world.
This Coming Sunday, November 22nd
The Branch is committed to building community, not just within but without. One of the ways we strive for that is building positive and fulfilling relationships with the church communities with whom we share a meeting space. This coming Sunday, November 22nd, we will be combining services with Alas Conexion and meeting at 11:30 (rather […]
Anti-Fragile: Staying Rooted in the Middle of Struggle
Wrestling with Scripture is essential in order to grow in faith. As we do this, we should keep this framework in mind: in essentials: unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things: charity Scripture: Hebrews 4:12 & Colossians 3:12-15
Finding God in Pain and Loss
Drew talks us through how we can keep faith in God when there is suffering in our own lives and in the world around us.
Anti-Fragile-The Gift of Doubt
Chris talks about how acknowledging rather than rejecting our doubt can help strengthen our faith.
Anti-fragile: We’re Meant to Wrestle
Chris speaks about how we wrestle with doubt in our faith expressing that questions should be encouraged.
Anti-fragile
It’s far too common today to find Christians who believe that doubt equals weakness — that if we honestly wrestle with the difficult questions or admit our uncertainty, our faith will take a hit (or at least other people’s perception of our faith will). But what if we’re meant to wrestle with God? What if […]
Cider and Donuts
Does reading that immediately take you to a memory of a fall day with hayrides, pumpkin patches and cider? If so, you’re in luck because we’ll have cider. And donuts. No hayrides or pumpkins though. Sorry. Join Mike and Janelle DeBlaay (and Lucy and Teddy) at their house (2034 College Ave SE) on Oct 10th from 9:00-11:00am for a […]
How to Change the World: Love
Chris shares in the second installment of the series how through Queen Esther’s love she changed the world. Listen to hear how we can apply this to our world today.
