Prodigal or prudent? Wise or wasteful? Which one are you? The story of the Prodigal Son is one that many know and love, but the characters can get on our nerves because it all hits a little too close to home. In the end, Jesus says, it is more important to be in relationship than […]

What do you do when something truly terrible happens? Have you ever wondered if God is punishing us (or you, or them)? The sad reality of tragedy and injustice makes us painfully aware that our lives are limited. It is natural to wonder why, but maybe we could use the time we do have to […]

Jesus uses the image of fox and hen to convey the reality of God’s love in a world of danger. Often we doubt and resist God’s desire to protect and save us. God comes not as an aggressive presence with talons and fangs, but rather as a humble mother hen, gathering us all under her […]

Lent always begins with the story of Jesus being tested in the wilderness by the devil. Why would he need to be tested? Sometimes being tested reveals what we really know and who we really are. Not just the brokenness, but the beauty as well. We discover the enduring, quiet, powerful presence of God in […]

Transfiguration is a bit of an odd story. Jesus goes up on a mountain, talks to dead guys, his face glows brightly, God speaks from within a cloud, and the disciples are terrified. Wouldn’t you be? But Transfiguration shows us that even when things are confusing and crazy things are happening, Jesus isn’t going anywhere. […]

Go big or go home…we hear it all the time. But Jesus calls us to follow him from a very ordinary place in our ordinary lives. It seems impossible, but the very things that might disqualify us actually become our greatest assets in his hands. We don’t need to be perfect; we just need to […]

Turning water into wine is Jesus’ first public miracle, but it shows us hints of what is to come. Wine’s flavor profile includes sweetness, acidity, bitterness and many more descriptors. In Christ, life is more than the saltiness of tears. It is transformed into a deeper, fuller celebration of all that we experience. And Jesus, […]

The story of the magi coming to visit Jesus and his family, the story of Epiphany, is one of the most beloved parts of the Christmas story. Today we re-imagine that story and wonder how those who search for truth might be changed forever by what they find in Jesus. This worship service includes Communion […]

Love magnifies the beloved. It notices the unnoticed. It heralds the unheralded. It calls down blessings on what has been ignored and overlooked. Love is a cherishing attention that requires our whole hearts and our whole selves. This worship service includes Communion as an extension of the table at St. Peter’s on Sunday, December 22, […]

Joy is a time traveler: it catches God’s future vision for justice, peace, and restoration and superimposes it on the present landscape. Joy celebrates the future as if it’s already happening while getting down to work to make it a reality. It can coexist alongside sorrow and pain and ebbs and flows in our lives […]