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A desert nomad awakened in the middle of the night and began eating dates from a bowl beside his bed. He took a bite from one and saw a worm in it, so he threw it out of the tent. He picked up a second date and took a bite out of it and found another worm. He threw...

Rooted and Real: The Core of the Christian Faith This Sunday (Sept. 7), we begin a new series called Rooted & Real: The Core of the Christian Faith. In a world of shifting ideas, what must we truly believe to be followers of Jesus?  Over the next 7 weeks, we’ll...

This Sunday we walk the road to Emmaus with two disciples whose hopes have been crushed — and we discover how the risen Jesus meets us most fully at the table. In Luke 24:13–35 we’ll see that it is the ordinary act of hospitality — inviting a stranger in, sharing a...

As we continue our series on “Dining with Jesus,” this Sunday we’ll gather around a different sort of meal—one without bread or tablecloth, yet full of Kingdom life. In Luke 18:15–17 Jesus stops the bustling crowd to welcome children, intentionally making space for...

50-some years ago, my dad sold some stock to take our family on vacation. He had two to choose from.  One was Control Data Corporation, the company where he worked. The other was McDonald's. He kept the one he knew—and sold the McDonald’s stock. Control Data...

Part 2 of 5 in Series “Dining with Jesus”   Have you ever been in a big crowd, yet because of a companion or a close friend, you never really felt lonely or afraid?  In John 6, we read how Jesus spent the day with a large crowd, and yet somehow managed to show that he...

Have you ever been to a parade where you couldn’t see past all the tall people in front of you? Perhaps you are vertically challenged, or you were a small kid, so you couldn’t see the marching bands, the horses, the big tractors or the fire trucks flashing their...

Dear Friends, Last Sunday at church, I heard from several people phrases like “Can you believe July is almost over?” and “I can’t believe how fast summer is going!”  These days do tend to fly by quickly and many of us find ourselves counting the remaining days of...

Dear Friends, The Bible tells us we don’t have to do anything to be saved. But the Bible is also, always, giving us all kinds of things to do. Last Sunday’s sermon was about why it matters what we believe. This week’s sermon will be about why it matters what we do....

Dear Friends, Sometimes it looks like Christians today are divided on everything. There are many different interpretations of the Bible, great differences in theologies, and a wide variety of views on morality. Does it even matter what we believe and what we do? The...