The prophet Isaiah just threw Israel under the bus. Israel is the vineyard which God had cared for,
cleared, planted and protected. God had sung a love song to beloved Israel, but what happened?
Instead of sweet grapes and a crop of value, all that grew on […]
Currently we are nominating elders and deacons to serve the church. A lot of deliberation goes into choosing people. Everyone on the nominating committee gets to ask specific individuals if they are willing to serve, to do the task of elder or deacon. If you […]
We love when someone is generous to us. When someone gives us more than we expected or hoped. Generosity makes us feel special, like we deserve this gift, maybe a little surprised, and often happy. Generosity can elicit all those things and more. Scripture teaches […]
Genesis is the book of beginnings, but it is also the book of sibling rivalry. Cain kills his brother Abel, Jacob steals Esau’s birthright, and Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery. But we just heard the reconciliation of Joseph with his brothers. Even though they […]