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Freed from slavery, the people of Israel are invited to commit to living in covenantal relationship with God throughout the generations. Rather than inviting enfettered freedom, this relationship is marked by boundaries and expectations meant to allow the whole community to thrive. We too, living in full relationship with God, are called to obedience to […]

When faced with the unusual presence of an unconsumed burning bush, Moses has the curiosity and wisdom to turn aside to explore it further. This act of turning aside led God to call him to the task of being God’s messenger of salvation to the enslaved Hebrews in Egypt. When have we turned aside to […]

Like most relationships, our life of faith in God experiences times of struggle just as Jacob wrestled with God during his journey home to face his estranged brother, Esau. While he walked away from this wrestling match with a limp, he also went forth with a blessing and a new name, Israel, meaning “one who […]

As we welcome new members to this faith community, we celebrate the unexpected grace of God that is so absurdly wonderful it leads to laughter from Sarah and Abraham and from us today.

From ancient times humans have recognized that our lives are interconnected with the life of all creation from the animals to the trees to the mountains to the seas. Even our biblical story of the Garden of Eden pictures the ideal world as one where all things are interdependent and the role of humans is […]

For our late summer Stewardship Campaign our faith community celebrates, teaches, and practices generosity across the generations through a series of questions. On this Fourth Sunday of Stewardship as Living Generously, we reflect on the question: How do you practice generosity?