The Mystery of Ministry For the session to be discussed on January 7, 2018 Ephesians 3:1-12 This passage expresses the mystery of God’s calling. David, Nikki, Daniel and Bert each share their call experiences and discover the truth of this passage.

All Creatures of Our God and King For the session to be discussed on December 31, 2017 Psalm 148 This psalm reminds us that creation itself praises God and reveals insight into the character of God. Even as humanity often fails and is destructive,

Wait With Love For the session to be discussed on December 24, 2017 Psalm 89 The story of Christmas, of Jesus’ birth, is also the story of the incarnation — of God becoming one of us. How does the incarnation flip our world upside down and help us rela...

Wait With Joy For the session to be discussed on December 17, 2017 Psalm 126 What does it mean to wait with joy, especially when there is so much suffering, loss, and grief in our world, and perhaps even in our lives?

Wait With Peace For the session to be discussed on December 10, 2017 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 What does it mean to wait with peace? We may think we are waiting “for” peace, which is also true, but might the Advent experience include our waiting with peace.

Wait With Hope For the session to be discussed on December 3, 2017 Mark 13:24-37 For the first Sunday of Advent, we take a look at a passage that reminds of the holy task of waiting…. waiting with hope. How hard is it to wait,

Don’t Be A Goat For the session to be discussed on November 26, 2017 Matthew 25:31-46 This very familiar passage, where Jesus describes separating the “sheep from the goats” also offers quite clear language about the importance of how we treat the poor...

Prophetic Plundering For the session to be discussed on November 19, 2017 Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Zephaniah brings harsh words for the people, reminding them that God’s justice will be done. What do we learn about the communal nature of God’s judgment?

Empty Ritual For the session to be discussed on November 12, 2017 Amos 5:18-24 The prophet Amos brings a strong message to the people of his day to let their actions and treatment of others — especially the poor — fit their worship.

The Justice Imperative For the session to be discussed on November 5, 2017 Micah 3:1-12 The prophet Micah offered a starkly different message than many of the “official” prophets of his day. Facing a culture that held a wide chasm between the wealthy a...