There was nothing wrong with Bethlehem--it was King David's hometown, after all! But in Jesus' day, it was a small village far from the seat of power and not really on anyone's radar.
- Dec 13, 2020A Messed-up Place
Dec 13, 2020A Messed-up PlaceBy: Scott PerkinsSeries: A Messed-up Christmas
There was nothing wrong with Bethlehem--it was King David's hometown, after all! But in Jesus' day, it was a small village far from the seat of power and not really on anyone's radar.
- Dec 6, 2020A Messed-up Wedding
Dec 6, 2020A Messed-up WeddingBy: Kendal AndersonSeries: A Messed-up Christmas
Joseph gets the shock of his life when Mary tells him she's going to have a baby. How would you have responded? Well, that's how he responded :)
- Nov 29, 2020A Messed-up Family Tree
Nov 29, 2020A Messed-up Family TreeBy: Kendal AndersonSeries: A Messed-up ChristmasThis Sunday we begin with a look at Jesus' family tree. Some pretty shady characters in there--not the kind you'd expect to find!
- Nov 22, 2020Life Stinks – Stoneface (More Lament!)
Nov 22, 2020Life Stinks – Stoneface (More Lament!)By: Scott PerkinsSeries: Emojis
Ever experienced a time when God seemed to vanish? How are we supposed to pray when that happens? Well, there's a psalm for that :)
- Nov 15, 2020Life Stinks (Lament)
Nov 15, 2020Life Stinks (Lament)By: Scott PerkinsSeries: Emojis
The book of Psalms is filled with ‘Life Stinks’ poems--evidence that it is not merely OK to bring our miseries to God--it is vital ! And yes, we're using the 'poo' emoji :)
- Nov 8, 2020God Rocks! (Worship)
Nov 8, 2020God Rocks! (Worship)By: Kendal AndersonSeries: EmojisWhat is worship? And why does God want our worship? Join us as we explore worship through Psalm 145.
- Nov 1, 2020Life is Good (Wisdom)
Nov 1, 2020Life is Good (Wisdom)By: Kendal AndersonSeries: Emojis
Emojis: Reading the Psalms for Emotional Healing and Spiritual Renewal! Each week, we'll choose a different emoji and a psalm to go with it, and how to use that psalm as a gateway to God's presence.
- Oct 25, 2020The Mediator
Oct 25, 2020The MediatorBy: Scott PerkinsSeries: Exodus: God For Us. God With Us.
In our final installment of ‘God For Us. God With Us, Moses pleads for the lives of the Israelites and then he gets to see God's shadow--because if he saw God's face, he would die!
- Oct 18, 2020Holy Cow
Oct 18, 2020Holy CowBy: Kendal AndersonSeries: Exodus: God For Us. God With Us.
This week: the Israelites assume that God has abandoned them and thus take things into their own hands. It goes badly. Sure glad we never do that, aren't you?
- Oct 11, 2020Tabernacle
Oct 11, 2020TabernacleBy: Kendal AndersonSeries: Exodus: God For Us. God With Us.
The tabernacle was the tent where God was honored and worshiped during Israel's journey. Overlaid with 2000 lbs of gold and 7500 lbs of silver, it was lavish, beautiful, and dangerous--just like our God!