Today we’ll look at Jesus. And then God heart for us, all of humanity, and how we’re part of expressing it to the world. When we read the Sermon’s commands from that perspective, and from the perspective that we’re weak and need God’s help, they become a grace, not just for us, but for everyone. […]
The Sermon (Part 2): When Jesus Calls Us Salt & Light
Today we listen to Part Two of Jesus’ sermon on the mount from Matthew 5. Clayton Nelson will teach us more of what it means to be those called salt and light in the world. […]
The Sermon (Part 1): “Blessed are the…”
We’re starting a series on Jesus’ sermon on the mount. Here we’ll look at the Beatitudes – the blessings – Jesus proclaims over those who listen to and follow him. […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 8): Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Today we ask again what it means to be a disciple – a follower – of Jesus. With the apostle Paul and Dietrich Bonhoeffer as our guides we’ll explore what taking up our cross and following our Saviour looks like at this time and in this context. Bonhoeffer was a pastor/theologian that served the Confessing […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 7): To Be Among the Name (some 1st century and 17th century saints)
The Church gathered is us living out our essence as the Body of Christ in the world at this time in history. Together we hold the Story (and learn from it), we turn our hearts to the Living God, and we respond. Today we will look at 25 saints + 3, and through them learn […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 6): We, the Church, Pray
Today we pray, first by way of a prayer practice that has roots back to the 6th century (Lectio Divina), and then by prayers of the people, liturgy that unites us with churches around the world who pray the same things. […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 5): Karl Barth with Dr. David Johnson
Dr. Johnson introduces us to Karl Barth (1886-1968) who was one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. He helps us think about God and Scripture and what it means to be the Church, but above all, he teaches us that Jesus reveals God and that the Scriptures reveal Jesus. He also wrote […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 4): Ignatius of Loyola
Meet Ignatius (16th century). He was a soldier first, set on doing great things for Spain, when suddenly life as he knew it was stripped away. It was in the midst of intense pain and loss that he encountered God in a profound way and this changed the course of his life. He has given […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 3): Julian of Norwich
Today we meet Julian who lived in the 14th century, during an epidemic that wiped out around half of Europe’s population. It was a time of great suffering and loss and Julian’s testimony of God’s love, based on a series of visions, brought hope and comfort. Her words continue to offer this gift today. […]
Summer with the Saints (Week 2): Augustine of Hippo
Meet Augustine (354-430 CE). His writings and the story of his life reveal how the road to finding God can be long and winding, how God walks beside us even when we aren’t walking with him, and how God continually calls us to himself. God’s grace is so apparent in his story. […]
