Hope – A User’s Manual (5.3.26)
Week 4
In order to embody hope we would be wise to lean into all of life, know when to hit the lower power mode, and cultivate joy.
Speaker: Chris
Lent:: Tell Me Something Good (3.29.26)
The Good News is Inspiring Us to Act
Mark 11:1-11
Preacher: Teresa Kinnear (it really is her — a technical snafu recorded the podcast at a different rate changing the tone of her voice 🙂
Lent:: Tell Me Something Good (3.22.26)
The Good News is rooted in justice, mercy, and faithfulness
John 8:2-11
Preacher: Neil Carlson
Lent:: Tell Me Something Good (3.15.26)
The Good News Is…Together, the Impossible is Possible
Mark 6:32-44
Preacher: Bethany DeBlaay
Lent :: Tell Me Something Good (3.8.26)
The Good News Is Protection and Care for the Vulnerable
Deuteronomy 24:17-22; Matthew 19:13-15, Matthew 18:1-5
Lent :: Tell Me Something Good (3.1.26)
Elliot leads us this morning.
The Good News is…Great Love for God and Neighbor
Luke 7:36-50; Matthew 25:35-40
Lent :: Tell Me Something Good (2.22.26)
Teresa leads us this morning.
The Good News Is…so good it catches us by surprise.
John 2:1-11; Matthew 13:31-32
Core Values – Purposeful Presence (2.1.26)
As we continue our look at our Core Values, we consider Purposeful Presence.
We look at a story from Luke 17 and conclude by reflecting on examples of people – including those in Minneapolis — who are purposefully choosing to show up for each other.
Core Values – Inclusiveness (1.25.26)
Our second core value is Inclusiveness.
This morning we consider together three different passages connected to this value and what it means to not only extend belonging, but to receive it as well.
Core Values – Partnership (1.18.25)
Our series begins with the value of Partnership.
The Scriptures are full of accounts of God’s people relying on each other. Even Jesus did not go it alone.
Epiphany and Empire – 1.4.26
The first Sunday of the New Year is traditionally the week when we turn our attention to the story of the Magi. These visitors are not what anyone would have expected — and they create a stark contrast when held up against Herod and the religious leaders. Ultimately, it’s a story posing the question: empire or shalom? A question relevant to us today.
What Do You Fear? – Week 3 (12.14.25)
Teresa invites us to consider Mary’s “yes” as a model of courage in the midst of fear — courage that arises in knowing she is not alone.
What Do You Fear? – Week 2 (12.7.25)
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, and us, to look and listen with new eyes and ears, and in doing so, find our ‘yes.’
The Fruit We All Need – Final Reflections (11.23.25)
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.
The Fruit We All Need – Final Reflections-part 1 (11.16.25)
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.
The Fruit We All Need – Self Control (11.9.25)
We consider the final fruit in the list: self-control.
Is this fruit simply a pulling back and restricting – or is it something more?
The Fruit We All Need – Gentleness (11.2.25)
Bethany invites us to see gentleness from a different angle — a purposeful moving toward.
There’s lots of good stuff in this episode. Enjoy!
The Fruit We All Need – Faithfulness (10.26.25)
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.
The Fruit We All Need – Goodness and Kindness (10.19.25)
Our second week with these two virtues considers not just the definitions of goodness and kindness, but the nonsensical example we see in Jesus.
The Fruit We All Need – Kindness and Goodness (10.12.25)
We take two words this week – kindness and goodness. These “sister” virtues begin not by giving them away, but by receiving them.
