"Freedom" SCRIPTURE It is for freedom that Christ has set us free… For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another. For the whole law is summed up...

  "Worry" SCRIPTURE “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow...

"Scarcity and Abundance" SCRIPTURE That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they...

"Calling" SCRIPTURE I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of...

"Baptism" SCRIPTURE Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with...

"Saying Hard Things" SCRIPTURE At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me, “Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the...

"A New Identity" SCRIPTURE The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. Jacob was left alone, and a man...

"Dwell" SCRIPTURE Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to...

"Be Still" SCRIPTURE Be still, and know that I am God. —Psalm 46:10 DEVOTIONAL Father Richard Rohr is a Franciscan Priest and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation. He is a profound theologian who argues that we, as humans, often have a hard time sitting...

"Leaving Home" SCRIPTURE “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” —Luke 14:26-27...

"Home" SCRIPTURE A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord,...

"Hospitality" SCRIPTURE You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. —Leviticus 19:34 DEVOTIONAL After a prominent Jewish man died...

"Trust" SCRIPTURE Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. —Luke 4:1-2 DEVOTIONAL When Jesus came out of the waters of the Jordan, the voice of...

"The Mask We Wear" SCRIPTURE Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and...

"The Voices We Hear" "The flute of interior time is played whether we hear it or not" —Kabir SCRIPTURE Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” —1 Samuel 3:10 (read 1 Samuel 3:1-11...

"Ashes" SCRIPTURE “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” —Genesis 3:19 DEVOTIONAL Several years ago, a friend of mine died. Following her wishes, she was...

Ash Wednesday *Due to severe weather this morning, Ashes To Go has been canceled. The Ash Wednesday service will take place at noon as scheduled. Please join us in the sanctuary from 12-12:40 p.m. for a mid-day service.* SCRIPTURE “By the sweat of your face you shall...

Introduction Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men,...