Holy and merciful God,You have gathered us in worship, and we are grateful. We come with songs, prayers, offerings, and words. We come longing to know you, to serve you, and to be made more faithful.A...  Read More

There's a question that keeps surfacing in quiet conversations, whispered in parking lots, sent via late-night text messages: "Why does the church keep talking about race?" It's asked by people who a...  Read More

And God is not going to let us stop talking about it because the Bible's not going to let us stop talking about it. So that, that is the answer to the question, why the church, our church, keeps tal...  Read More

5-Day Devotional: Let Justice Roll DownDay 1: When Worship Becomes NoiseReading: Amos 5:21-24Devotional: God's harsh words to Israel shake us awake: "I hate your worship." How can this be? The Israeli...  Read More

Will you please join me in an attitude of prayer?Oh Lord, may the words of my mouth and all the meditations of our hearts, may they be acceptable in your sight.Oh Lord, our rock and our redeemer.Amen....  Read More

There's a peculiar moment in the film The Sixth Sense that reshapes everything. Throughout the entire movie, you've been watching, interpreting, making sense of the narrative. The conversations seem c...  Read More

Pastoral Prayer for "The Clarity We Don't Need"Based on Luke 24:13-35Gracious and loving God,we come to you as people who are still on the road.Some of us are walking with confidence today.Some of us ...  Read More

There's something deeply human about wanting proof. We don't want to be fooled, catfished, or made to look naive. In an age of AI-generated images and deepfakes, our skepticism feels not just reasonab...  Read More

And I also think, if we're honest, that the Easter message, as amazing and wonderful and life-giving as it is, for some of us, even after Easter, it can still be hard to believe that message sometim...  Read More

Just as we were reminded last week, love winning is not just something we celebrate. It’s something we remember—especially in the hardest seasons of our lives. Because the truth is, there are still G...  Read More

Easter has come and gone. The tomb is empty. The lilies have been cleared away. The celebration has concluded. And yet—something still feels unfinished. Perhaps it's because while we proclaim that lo...  Read More

5-Day Devotional: Meeting Jesus Where You AreDay 1: The Risen Lord with WoundsReading: John 20:19-23Devotional: The resurrected Jesus still bears the marks of crucifixion. His wounds are not erased bu...  Read More