Caesar’s Image or God’s
We were delighted to welcome guest speaker, Fr. Joash Thomas (Anglican priest and Director of Fundraising and Advancement at SSU), who shared his thoughts on the gospel reading […]
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Our New Theme: Courageous Conversations
At Second Breakfast, Walter introduced our new teaching theme for the next season. He scanned through the Gospel of Luke to share some general observations of how Jesus […]
Gratitude’s Origin Story
Gratitude begins with noticing. In Luke’s story of the ten people healed by Jesus, all ten receive the gift, but only one turns back to recognize it and […]
Faithful
Walter shares a few reflections on one of his life’s heroes, Wendell Berry. Whether he demonstrates how to be a loveable curmudgeon or a public Christian, he demonstrates […]
Practicing Life’s Rhythms
[Artwork by Joanne Spencer] In the uncertainty and unpredictability that marks our lives, acknowledging our inability to control every outcome, growing in the skills of radical acceptance, remembering […]
Hope & Hurt
During our Second Breakfast service, Jess invited us to consider the relationship between hope, faith, and the places of pain in our hearts and world that call out […]
Dwell
Rachael is back in town for a while, and shared with us about her current, nomadic life – what is challenging, as well as the learning and growth […]
Trust Hope and Joy while dealing with the discomfort of freeing your slave
As the passage in Roman’s encourages, learn to choose to be disciplined towards good choices instead of a slave to negative patterns and choices that ultimately lead to […]
Trust that Enables Hope
Walter continues on the theme of “A Spirit of Hope” with a reflection on a paraphrase of Romans 5.1-6, supported by several quotes from the diaries of Etty […]
Hope & Resistance in the Sermon on the Mount
[“Christ the Light” art by Kelly Latimore] Continuing our theme on “A Spirit of Hope,” Jess walks us through the Sermon on the Mount as a message of hope […]
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