How to Read Violent Texts
Deuteronomy 7:1-11 Friends, we have only a few weeks left before Advent. So far we have read stories of creation, crisis, calling, and captivity. The descendants of Israel have followed […]
Author: Beth Gedert
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10 Commandments for Community
All Saints Sunday Exodus 20:1-21 This is one of my favorite Sundays in the year. I love the combination of honoring and remembering those who have died and welcoming new […]
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Our Openness and God’s Possibility
Exodus 3:1-15 This is the final week in our stewardship series, Rooted in Love. You’ve already heard from Tiffany about what it means to her to consistently participate in our […]
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Wrestling with God
Genesis 32:22–33:11 For the next year we are following along together in a book called “We Make the Road by Walking” by Brian McLaren. I know a lot of you […]
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Get Off the Altar
Genesis 22:1-14 We come this morning to a text that is up there on my list of most troubling texts in the Bible. It is a story that our Jewish […]
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Blessed to Be a Blessing
Genesis 12:1-9 On this Worldwide Communion Sunday, the highlight of our worship will be our celebration of the Lord’s Supper. But in order to prepare us for that, I want […]
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Why We Need to be “Saved”
Genesis 4, 6, & 8 In the late 1800s and early 1900s there was a sense among people in the US especially that humanity was on a great trajectory. The […]
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Sin & The Original Lie
Genesis 3:1-13 This is our third week in a yearlong series following Brian McLaren’s book We Make the Road by Walking. The first two weeks we read the two creation […]
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The Second Creation Story
Genesis 2:4-25 This is our second week in a yearlong series following Brian McLaren’s book We Make the Road by Walking. If you haven’t yet gotten a copy of this, […]
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The First Creation Story
Genesis 1:1–2:3 Today we begin a year-long series based on the book We Make the Road by Walking, by Brian McLaren. If you haven’t already purchased a copy, I encourage […]