Judas is the Bible's persona non grata for his betrayal of Jesus. But why did he do it? Should Judas take all the blame for Jesus' death? And what happened to him afterward? Did Jesus forgive him? As our Villains series continues, Pastor Jacob suggests that not even Judas is beyond redemption. And if Judas can be forgiven, then perhaps we can be too ..read more

Pastor Jen examines the story of Cain, one of one the Bible’s most notorious villains. We may wonder why Cain was so angry at his brother, but Pastor Jen asks us instead to consider Cain’s rocky relationship with God. How do we respond in moments of bitter disappointment in our own lives ..read more

Pastors Jen and Jacob kick-off their new sermon series on villains in the Bible with a look at the quintessential villain in Scripture: Pharaoh! When Pharaoh refuses to let the Hebrew people leave their captivity in Egypt, the Bible says that Pharaoh hardened his heart. But sometimes it says that God hardens Pharaoh's heart! What is going on here? And how might we, and even Pharaoh, try to soften our hearts ..read more

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Join Pastors Jen and Jacob as they celebrate Open and Affirming Sunday. Our Scripture reading today emphasizes how God intends for all people to flourish! When we publicly declare our love for and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, we allow our church, ourselves, and our LGBTQ+ siblings to flourish in the ways God desires. When we don't, we sure are missing out ..read more

Just when you think the world is a hard, unkind place, community comes through. Join Pastor Jen as she shares stories of loving acts performed around the world and invites us as followers of Christ to lead the movement of compassion ..read more

In John 17, Jesus prays for unity for all of humanity as one of his final requests before his arrest. But was Jesus just engaging in wishful thinking? In today's installment of "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words," Pastor Jacob looks at one of the most famous photographs taken of a march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery that was led by Dr. King. If we look closely, perhaps we can see Jesus among the crowd inviting people to stand united on the side of love ..read more

In one of the most powerful images ever captured, 26-year-old lieutenant Charles Levy photographed the 45,000-foot-tall mushroom cloud over Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945. It is hard to imagine that humanity is capable of such destruction. The history of war and the current state of our political landscape is enough to make anyone feel as if there is very little hope for a brighter future. Pastor Jacob turns to Isaiah 40 to discover what hope looks like in dark times ..read more

We often ask God what is next in our lives. Sometimes the answer we receive is the calling to leave where we are and go somewhere new. How do we trust that God is leading us somewhere we will thrive ..read more

Pastor Jen and Jacob return from sabbatical and launch our new sermon series, "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." They will be exploring the spiritual significance of photographs, both historical and personal. This first Sunday, we marvel along with the astronauts as we look at the first picture taken of earth from outer space. In the face of such an enormous, awe-inspiring universe, what significance dop us humans have after all ..read more