(Natalia Terfa) “Who do people say that I am?” Jesus asks the disciples today. And then he asks a more pointed question - “who do YOU say that I am?” The answers they have tell us ...

(Chad Brekke) She had at least three strikes against her.  She was a foreigner (Syrophoenician), a woman (little status in those days), and her child was ill.  What made her approa...

(Natalia Terfa) “We have met the enemy, and it is us.” says an old comic strip, pogo. Today’s Gospel finds Jesus saying the same thing as the church leaders tried to point out all ...

(Chad Brekke) “Because of this, many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him.” (Jn 6:66).  Today we meet one of the followers of Jesus who just couldn’t take...

(Natalia Terfa) We are in week 4 of the Bread of Life discourse, or, our 5 weeks in John 6, and today we have before us the strange and visceral words of Jesus about flesh and bloo...

(Chad Brekke) Ever been at your wits end? Ever feel like giving up? Ever feel like the whole universe is out to get you? Elijah had good reason to feel this way and one day he just...

(Natalia Terfa) When Jesus fed the people, they decided he needed to be king. This very human response to having a need met inspires some harsh truth from Jesus today, and for us a...

(Jenny Sung) Pastor Jenny Sung is with us to share a bit of her story and move into community stories, and how through all of it there is always enough. There is something powerful...

(Natalia Terfa) Things are picking up around here. In-person meetings and gatherings, vacations, offices are opening, etc, etc, etc. After over a year of bubbles and isolation, it ...