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Matthew 5:1-12

We are drowning in words today. I sometimes wonder if words have ever carried less value than they do at this particular moment in history. The internet allows just about anybody to publish words publicly,[1] and most of us spend too much time scrolling through thoughtless, meaningless words from family, friends, and frenemies. It takes almost no effort to say something these days, so we “speak” without restraint or meditation. And with so much meaningless utterance in the ai

Chris Nafis

5 min read

Micah 6:1-8

This text is one of those tunes on the radio that gets too much playtime, but nevertheless proves to be a real earworm. How often have you heard “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with the Lord” (paraphrase, v.8)? The thing about earworms though, is that often you find yourself humming the tune but not engaging with the meaning of the words. Making sense of this command to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly, requires one to closely reflect on the text and co

James Waters

Jan 262 min read

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

This last half of Chapter 1 elaborates on Paul’s diagnosis and prognosis of a divided Corinthian Church. Mainly, he lays out his argument from the first half of the chapter more explicitly, and explains further why those in the Corinthian church should not fight and bicker over who baptized who, and/or about who is more deserving of admiration and service amongst the church leaders. Verses 18-31 contains two parts of Paul’s threefold argument: first, he emphasizes the transva

James Waters

4 min read

Psalm 15

I grew up in a parsonage. Fortunately, and rather uncommonly, my whole childhood was raised in the same town and the same church. When I first became a pastor I thought that my childhood had introduced me well enough to this role. Oh how wrong I was… I had no clue what this role would mean until I stepped into it. And all of a sudden memories of my father’s 23 year pastorate came flooding in; memories I hadn’t remembered. One story that has come to mid frequently and recentl

Danny Quanstrom

4 min read

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The Fourth Week of December

Because of Jesus’s suffering on earth, we are not alone in our suffering.

Addison Gildner

Dec 22, 20257 min read

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John 1:29-42

John’s testimony about Jesus as the Lamb of God leads others toward following Jesus.

Jason Buckwalter

Jan 1211 min read

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Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Call to Worship: Charles Wesley One: Blessed be God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. + Many: And blessed be God's Kingdom, now and forever. Amen. One: O God, you called us by name to come, and we respond with delight and gladness Many: In joyful obedience, we come to worship our God. One: Rising out of the depths of despair, we gratefully gather for worship. Many: In joyful hope, we come to worship our loving God. One: Our God had given us a new song of praise to sing to our Aw

Brent Neely

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John 1:29-42

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