Praying the Psalms

Praying the Psalms

It has been far too long since I last added a post to the Blog. But it seems appropriate at the outset of our summer “series” to reflect on what we learned yesterday and look ahead to what we hope to accomplish through our summer in the Psalms. Given the...
What’s in a hashtag?

What’s in a hashtag?

What’s in a hashtag? BY PASTOR GARETH on January 22, 2018 Just because I was born in the 1980s, don’t assume I’m technologically competent or up on the latest technology trends … because I’m not. For the most part, this is intentional. I am always careful about...
The Inversion: Not Peace but Sword

The Inversion: Not Peace but Sword

BY PASTOR GARETH on November 29, 2017 In our third and final message of our series Cozy Christianity and the Counter-Cultural Christ, we looked at Matthew 10:26-39 and some of the practical implications of what it means to follow the counter-cultural Christ. We were...
The Instruction: “No Student is Above the Teacher”

The Instruction: “No Student is Above the Teacher”

BY PASTOR GARETH on November 20, 2017 So I need to start today’s post with an apology. I had thought I sent the Scripture references and questions for the bulletin publication, but did not hit the “send” button. However, as promised yesterday morning, I am posting...
The Invitation: Follow Me

The Invitation: Follow Me

“Follow me” are words we often read Jesus speak to various people in the Gospels. It is a summons and a command to leave behind what many of them once knew to travel on a journey of danger and discovery as this peculiar and powerful Rabbi taught them many things about...