NOVEMBER 11, 2022 Forum Hour Guest Speaker: Dr. David Miner During this Sunday’s Forum at 11:30 a.m., Dr. David Miner will present the work of Bread for the World, an ecumenical group advocating to end hunger. Working through churches, campuses, and other organizations, Bread for the World equips people to advocate for federal legislation that will help end hunger and poverty. Dave …

NOVEMBER 4, 2022 The Secret to Sainthood This Sunday, we will celebrate the Feast of All Saints. Here’s the secret to sainthood: being a saint is not about being successful. Instead, being a saint is all about being faithful, about persevering even in the face of struggle, hardship, and challenge. This is a hard lesson to learn because everything in …

OCTOBER  28, 2022 With just a few weeks left in our season of stewardship, Dean Gray and Stewardship Committee Chair Reyn Libed have good news to share! Deeper Roots SUNDAY, NOV. 6 Don’t forget to bring your pledge card on the last day of our stewardship season! During each service we will place our pledge cards at the altar so that …

OCTOBER  21, 2022 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector Jesus has a way of getting right to the heart of things in his parables, and this Sunday’s is no exception. His story of how the Pharisee and the tax collector regard themselves and others before God in prayer is a piercing diagnosis of human nature—but also a story about righteousness and justification. We …

OCTOBER 14, 2022 Asking God for What We Need This Sunday, we’ll encounter the fascinating parable of the unjust judge that Jesus teaches to his disciples in Luke 18. In a nutshell, his parable goes like this: a widow is literally kicked to the curb, likely by her dead husband’s family. She tries to plead her case before a community judge, …