We don't like words like repent or confession or sin anymore. , They sound like words from a time past and from a theology that sounds more angry than joyful. Like an unwelcome intrusion of Old Testament into the New. The only problem is, if we throw… more »

I often wonder what the world thinks about the church? What do people in our community think about the church as a whole or our Congregation? The more I speak to people who are not part of the church, the more I hear that the world doesn't think about… more »

Sam Wells(Dean of the Chapel at Duke University) suggests that there are two kinds of healing; 1) Loud healing - which usually involves a lot of shouting, loud prayers, over the top hand gestures and the elongation of words(i.e.Jeeeeeezus). And 2) Qui… more »

Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. Unlike Easter, with all of its secular aspects and folks who come once a year, Pentecost is hardly noticed by the outside world. It's the festival, not of the occasional Christian, but, for the fully immersed. This is the… more »

My apologies to Monica for throwing a wrinkle in our sermon series. We decided that John 21 should really be broken up into two segments - breakfast on the beach and Peter's conversation with Jesus about love. Three times Peter is asked; "Do you love… more »