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11/14/21
“Rock Solid” – November 14, 2021
Emily Brown
"Jesus reminds us that human structures, human institutions, human endeavors, are for a season. They rise and they fall, they begin and they end, they come and go. But the love of God endures forever."
Emily Brown
"Jesus reminds us that human structures, human institutions, human endeavors, are for a season. They rise and they fall, they begin and they end, they come and go. But the love of God endures forever."
11/07/21
“Redeemer” – November 7, 2021
Emily Brown
"We give thanks for those in our own lives and those throughout the ages who have been the hands and feet of Christ in this world. Who have said not 'it’s in God’s hands,' but 'I’ll do the work that God has put in my hands.'"
Emily Brown
"We give thanks for those in our own lives and those throughout the ages who have been the hands and feet of Christ in this world. Who have said not 'it’s in God’s hands,' but 'I’ll do the work that God has put in my hands.'"
10/31/21
“Chosen Family” – October 31, 2021
Emily Brown
"...Ruth chooses covenant: although her husband has died, she decides that she and her mother-in-law are family forever..."
Emily Brown
"...Ruth chooses covenant: although her husband has died, she decides that she and her mother-in-law are family forever..."
10/24/21
“Now My Eye Sees” – October 24, 2021
Emily Brown
"So the question Job asks is: how will it change us? Will we enter into humility and wonder, or will we choose bitterness? And if new life and new blessings come our way, will we cling to them with fear and worry? Or will we join Job in mischievous delight, knowing that it can all be taken away, but for a moment at least, there is life, and love, and joy?"
Emily Brown
"So the question Job asks is: how will it change us? Will we enter into humility and wonder, or will we choose bitterness? And if new life and new blessings come our way, will we cling to them with fear and worry? Or will we join Job in mischievous delight, knowing that it can all be taken away, but for a moment at least, there is life, and love, and joy?"
10/17/21
“Out of the Whirlwind” – October 17, 2021
Emily Brown
"...There is an assumption, sometimes, that in church we will explain the incomprehensible, and make the infinite bite-sized. But we don’t, and we can’t. Not if we’re being faithful to scripture..."
Emily Brown
"...There is an assumption, sometimes, that in church we will explain the incomprehensible, and make the infinite bite-sized. But we don’t, and we can’t. Not if we’re being faithful to scripture..."
10/10/21
“Bitter Complaints” – October 10, 2021
"God created us with a rainbow of emotions – so why would we think that we are only allowed to paint our emotional lives in shades of cheery yellow sunshine? Why would we think that it is somehow unacceptable to God for us to be “blue” and sorrowful, to feel the red of righteous anger, or experience the grey of despondence?"
"God created us with a rainbow of emotions – so why would we think that we are only allowed to paint our emotional lives in shades of cheery yellow sunshine? Why would we think that it is somehow unacceptable to God for us to be “blue” and sorrowful, to feel the red of righteous anger, or experience the grey of despondence?"
10/03/21
“To and Fro on the Earth” – October 3, 2021
"The book of Job does not take an easy way out.... Instead, the book will lean in to the mystery, the tension, the pain and beauty, the wonder and terror, of life in this sometimes chaotic world."
"The book of Job does not take an easy way out.... Instead, the book will lean in to the mystery, the tension, the pain and beauty, the wonder and terror, of life in this sometimes chaotic world."
09/26/21
“Fierce Love” – September 26, 2021
Emily Brown
"Because each of us – and that means you – are God’s beloved child. You were once just the size of the little one on Jesus’ knee... So Jesus’ words, stark as they sound, ... are about God’s fierce, protective love for you."
Emily Brown
"Because each of us – and that means you – are God’s beloved child. You were once just the size of the little one on Jesus’ knee... So Jesus’ words, stark as they sound, ... are about God’s fierce, protective love for you."
09/19/21
“Mast Year” – September 19, 2021
Emily Brown
"The psalm describes people of faith as 'like trees.' To be like a tree is not to be self-sufficient; it is to be deeply connected in ways that are not always fully visible, or fully understandable – connected to God, connected to community, connected to history."
Emily Brown
"The psalm describes people of faith as 'like trees.' To be like a tree is not to be self-sufficient; it is to be deeply connected in ways that are not always fully visible, or fully understandable – connected to God, connected to community, connected to history."
09/12/21
“When Winning Is Losing” – September 12, 2021
Emily Brown
"Any hot-blooded competitive spirit would expect God incarnate to be the ultimate winner – conquering foes, showing up enemies, rising to the top. But the way of Jesus is about rejecting the game altogether."
Emily Brown
"Any hot-blooded competitive spirit would expect God incarnate to be the ultimate winner – conquering foes, showing up enemies, rising to the top. But the way of Jesus is about rejecting the game altogether."