Last week the Gospel lesson emphasized seeing; today the focus is on touching. Jesus is trying to ground the disciples’ faith in the reality of his presence, in the concreteness of his being. He told them to touch him; he ate in front of them. He was announcing that he was real. Our lives are […]

We continue the sensory journey through Eastertide and come to hearing this week. In Jesus’ parable of the good shepherd, he says that the sheep listen to his voice. He is speaking of those in front of him and those of other folds. Who are these others? We don’t really know. There is lots of […]

Abiding in the presence of Christ is our call this week. How do we abide? More importantly, what does abide mean? Let’s spend some time abiding in Christ. Silence, music and Scripture can lead us to the ways of abiding. We are practicing this abiding in Christ as we worship together with the hope that […]

You're invited to join us for Coffeehouse Worship! We are called this day to celebrate the love that has been poured out on us and then to strive to exemplify this love in our lives. How do we shape a life of loving in a difficult world? What has changed about signs of love in […]

Jesus is praying for us! What an amazing thing. And Jesus is leaving, but Jesus is with us. It is Ascension Sunday. Jesus takes his place at the right hand of God, returns to the circle of the Trinity, but at the same time continues to be present with us. This final Sunday of Eastertide […]