A plant cannot be healthy unless it has strong roots and healthy shoots.  This Sunday we learn more about the roots of resurrection.

A plant cannot be healthy unless it has strong roots and healthy shoots.  This Sunday we learn more about the roots of resurrection.

A healthy plant has strong roots and strong shoots.  The same is true of a healthy child of God.

On the road to Emmaus the disciples realized that Jesus saved them from so much more than their small vision could ever see.

Through song’s recreated breaths, John's resurrection narrative sings of a renewed creation, where the risen Jesus embodies a peace that transforms a world marred by anti-shalom..

Mark's account unveils a resurrection marked by amazement, revealing God's presence in unexpected bursts of glory. Mark 16

A call to make disciples, rooted in Jesus's enduring love, empowers even the doubting to share a love that defines the very heart of the church. Matthew Chapter 28

Beyond the tomb's despair, its emptiness unveils the way cleared for our return home. Matthew Chapter 28

As we enter holy week Matthew wants us to see something so clear. We all have abandoned Jesus.

Who would you allow at your table for dinner? Jesus is always accused of having the wrong people at his table. But if his table is big enough for Judas and Peter, then it is big enough for me.

The Magi visiting the Holy Family is absurd. A Roman Governor's wife defending Jesus? Absurd. Most absurd? Jesus taking our cries of "Crucify!" to save us all. Matthew Chapter 27

Sermon on the Mount this Lent
Week 5 is The Rock - Matthew 7:13-29

The paradox of becoming what we hate finds its resolution in the cross, where darkness is not fought but absorbed. Matthew Chapter 26b

Sermon on the Mount this Lent
Week 4 is Relationships - Matthew 6:21-7:12

Though shadowed by betrayal, a moment of lavish love reveals a redemption that waits for us in Galilee. Matthew Chapter 26a

Sermon on the Mount this Lent
Week 3 is Religion - Matthew 6:1-21

Unmasking fear-mongering leaders, Jesus dares us to risk faith over paralysis, trading buried talents for a life ignited by divine trust. Matthew Chapter 24-25

Sermon on the Mount this Lent
Week 2 is Torah & Prophets - Matthew 5:17-48

Jesus calls out the "blind guides" for their selective piety, reminding us that grace surpasses performative holiness. Matthew Chapter 23

Sermon on the Mount this Lent
Week 1 is Matthew 5:1-6 - Kingdom Identity

Jesus's humble entry dismantles false hope in worldly power and religious ritual, revealing a true faith in His sacrificial love. Matthew Chapter 21-22

- The disciples are seeking greatness. But Jesus points us to the dust. Matthew Chapter 18-20

Even though we look for security among the stone, Jesus shows us the heart of the redeemer. Matthew Chapter 16-17

God's grace, even in "crumbs," is sufficient for all who believe, regardless of their background or perceived deservingness. Matthew Chapter 14-16a

The kingdom of heaven is like: Mustard of unexpected value, Yeast of transformative grace, and the surprising truth that weeds may be the pearl of great price. Matthew Chapter 13

Jesus' miracles and teachings are clear signs of God's kingdom breaking in, but will we recognize them and demand for a sign. Matthew Chapter 12

There are just so many burdens we are yoked to, but Jesus offers a different way, a kingdom of love and rest. Take on His Yoke of Rest. Matthew Chapter 11

Jesus sends out the disciples amidst a flurry of expectations. But these serious expectations can bring the heat which only a cool cup of water can satisfy.  Matthew Chapter 10

Jesus does not become unclean by touching the afflicted; instead, HE imparts healing and life. It shows the kingdom is for everyone.  Matthew Chapters 8-9