Debbie begins our new series "Grief, Gratitude, and Wonder: Tending the Spirit in Times of Change." Tonight, she talks about grief and how to grieve well.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Pastor Jae concludes our series False White Gospel with a reminder of what is true about each of us, regardless of who is elected President this week.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

Maggie Keller continues our series False White Gospel by looking at the early church's example of radical inclusivity.Kirjoittanut Maggie Keller

Our interim pastor Cody Sanders continues our series on Christian Nationalism by sharing a new reading of the parable of the sheep and goats.Kirjoittanut Cody Sanders

Pastor Jae continues our series, False White Gospel, by examining a familiar passage from John's gospel with fresh eyes and new understanding.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

Debbie continues our series on White Christian nationalism with a return to the basics: affirming the image of God in everyone.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Pastor Jae continues our series, The False White Gospel, with a look at why the Good Samaritan wasn't actually called "good."Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

Doug Pagitt continues our series on Christian nationalism by urging us to sing a new song together. He reframes the parable of the Good Samaritan with the Christian nationalist in mind.Kirjoittanut Doug Pagitt

Debbie kicks off our fall series, The False White Gospel, based on Jim Wallis's new book of the same name.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Pastor Jae talks about the life cycle of fig trees as part of our walk through the gospel of Mark.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

Continuing our series in Mark's gospel, Debbie looks at the passage in which the disciples ask to give them whatever they ask.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Debbie preaches on what Jesus says about divorce.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

As part of our continuing series on the book of Mark, Pastor Jae tackles a really difficult passage in chapter 9.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

As we continue our way through the gospel of Mark, Maggie Keller helps us dream about the kind of community we want to build and become.Kirjoittanut Maggie Keller

To close out Pride Month, Pastor Jae talks about queer apocalypse, queer blessings, and queer imagination.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

This Pride Month, we welcome Cody Sanders, professor of congregational care at Luther Seminary. Cody preaches on two of Jesus’ miracles and connections to the queer community’s experience of God in the church.Kirjoittanut Cody Sanders

As part of our Pride Month series, Marta Smith reminds us that we're never finished—God is still at work and our stories are still unfolding.Kirjoittanut Marta Smith

On his last Sunday as a pastor of this community, Matt Moberg shares with us the message that God is still—always—moving and working.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

Pastor Jae introduces our high school grads, Sully and Maggie, who share reflections on the theme of transformation and transition.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates, Sully Jackson, Maggie Farrell

Marta continues our series on John Mark's gospel by preaching on the only miracle that requires Jesus to try again.Kirjoittanut Marta Smith

Debbie continues our series in Mark's gospel. The same reminders Jesus gave the disciples are given to us: we've seen God's faithfulness proven over and again in the story of The Table. Debbie shares an update on Matt's sabbatical.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Pastor Jae continues our series on Mark's gospel by looking at how Jesus combined the spiritual and the physical in his healing miracle in Mark 7.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

As we continue through chapter 7 of Mark's gospel, Debbie talks about the time Jesus called a Syrophoenician woman an ethnic slur.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

As we begin studying Mark chapter 7, Maggie takes us through the disagreement between Jesus and the Pharisees, and how our hearts are the indicators of our holiness.Kirjoittanut Maggie Keller

We have been studying the gospel of Mark this year. Tonight, Debbie talks about what happened when Jesus appeared to the disciples as a ghost, and how we deal with the fears that grip us.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Debbie reminds us that while the resurrection story never changes, we are new people when we hear this story each year.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Pastor Jae gives us another way of understanding Palm Sunday with a close reading of what "Hosanna" really means.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

As we continue our way through the gospel of Mark, Debbie tells the story of when the Bread of Life used 5 loaves and 2 fish to feed 5,000.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Katie walks us through a story in the middle of Mark 6 about Herod and a party he threw that ended with a beheading.Kirjoittanut Katie Henry-Murad

Debbie continues our series in Mark's gospel by examining the passage where Jesus sends out the disciples and instructs them to travel light.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Debbie continues our year-long series on John Mark's gospel with Mark 6, where Jesus returns to his hometown to mixed reactions.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Maggie Keller finishes up the fifth chapter of Mark’s gospel with the story of the bleeding woman and Jairus’s daughter—and the invitation to tell the whole truth.Kirjoittanut Maggie Keller

We welcome Brad Herman, who was part of this community for many years, to share his story with us. Debbie shares an important Table Family Update.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning and Brad Herman

Pastor Jae tackles the confusing, sometimes scary passage in Mark about demon possession and how Jesus responds to the possessed man.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

Debbie takes us deeper into Mark’s gospel and the familiar passage of Jesus calming the storm. She reminds us that some storms brew, and some whip up quickly, but Jesus is always there in the boat with us.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

Matt continues examining the Parable of the Sower by calling us to be more faithful to the process and less on being a finished product.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

Matt continues our series in John Mark’s gospel with a well-known but not often understood story of the soil, the seed, and the Sower.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

On Christmas Eve, Matt celebrates the God who wore skin like ours so we could wear skin like God's.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

On the third Sunday of Advent, Debbie preaches on joy and how it often surprises us.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

On the second Sunday of Advent, Matt talks about peace in a world that doesn't feel peaceful.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

On the first Sunday of Advent (traditionally centered around the theme of Hope), Matt and Debbie remember Lynn Giovannelli and all our other loved ones who are not gone—they've just gone ahead.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg and Debbie Manning

Pastor Jae continues our journey through John Mark's gospel looking at the time that the people around Jesus called him crazy.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

This year, we are making our way through John Mark's gospel. Tonight, Matt looks at the way Jesus redefined family and what that means for us.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

In our journey through John Mark's gospel, Debbie takes us into Mark 3 and the healing of the man with the withered hand.Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

As we continue our progression through John Mark's gospel, Matt questions what we thought we knew about following the Spirit and calling ourselves progressive.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

We're in a year-long series on the gospel of John Mark. This week, Pastor Jae looks at a passage that has sometimes been weaponized against people—and what it actually means for us and our relationships.Kirjoittanut Jae Bates

We've embarked on a year-long study of Mark. This week, Matt takes us to the story of the paralytic lowered through the roof to Jesus.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

We have begun a year-long study of the gospel of Mark. This week, Debbie talks about how Jesus was moved to action out of anger at the systems of oppression of his day. Can we be a people who do the same?Kirjoittanut Debbie Manning

We have begun a year-long study of the gospel of Mark. This week, Matt talks about how Jesus continually went away into the woods, and asks us to interrogate whether the pace of our life is actually healthy.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg

We are embarking on a year-long study of the gospel of Mark. This week, Matt talks about how Jesus came to confront the dysfunction that is comfortable within the church.Kirjoittanut Matt Moberg