Devotion
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Slowing Down: Why Sabbath Still Matters
“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” Genesis 2:2 (NIV) Every August, we […]
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Sermon recap
This past Sunday, Pastor Mat preached from Luke 10:38-42 challenging us to embrace a both/and faith, where sitting is sacred and serving is holy. In a world that pits contemplation against […]
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The Parable of the Samaritan
Last Sunday, I preached on Luke 10:25-36. This is the story of the Samaritan. This text is often referred to as the Good Samaritan. However, Jesus never called the Samaritan […]
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A Prayer for Freedom
The land of the free, that’s what we call our nation, O God of the whole world. Yet we learn again and again that this freedom isn’t shared equally. That […]
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Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced to the remaining enslaved African Americans that they were free. It was two and a half years after […]
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Worship Recap | We Got Love in Our Veins
Benediction from June 15 Worship Church, we’ve been reminded today that the love of God has been poured into our hearts — not dripped, not rationed, but poured out like […]