Encountering Jesus by a Pool
Jesus’s miracle by the pool in John 5 brings to mind an important question: why did Jesus heal who he did, and why not everyone? What should we learn from the healings of Jesus? Click Here to Listen. ...
20 Marras 20230s
Haman’s Gambit
The casting of Pur before Haman in Esther chapter 3 is the even that is explicitly remembered by the Feast of Purim. What was Pur, why was it significant, and why does it matter for us? Click Here to ...
13 Marras 20230s
Encountering Jesus with a Paralytic
Matthew, Mark, and Luke all record the story of Jesus healing the paralytic. What does Jesus show us in this story, and what can we learn about the kind of faith Jesus is looking for? Click Here to Li...
13 Marras 20230s
Archetypes in Esther
The second chapter of Esther finishes setting the stage for the story of Purim, establishing the rest of the main characters. What can we learn from the people at the forefront of this story? Click He...
6 Marras 20230s
Encountering Jesus at a Well
We encounter Jesus today at a very mundane place…a well. Who did Jesus meet, and what does his meeting tell us about Jesus and our connection to him? Click Here to Listen. (Preaching on one-on-one enc...
6 Marras 20230s
Encountering Jesus with Nicodemus
One of the first personal encounters with Jesus was a back-alley nighttime meeting with Nicodemus, a Pharisee. What can we learn about Jesus and his expectations for his followers from this encounter?...
30 Loka 20230s
Encountering Jesus
This week we are starting a new series looking at the life of Jesus through the lens of personal encounters; who was Jesus? What did he care about, how did he treat people? We begin by considering the...
23 Loka 20230s
How to Be a Terrible Leader
The first chapter of the book of Esther isn’t really about Esther at all, but rather sets the stage for a biting satire skewering the incompetence of those in power in Persia. What can we learn from t...
9 Loka 20230s
