Christmas | The Solidarity Of God

The incarnation means that God chose to become fully human – just like us. Jesus experienced every aching reality of our humanity, from hunger and sadness to laughter and joy. And you may not know it yet, but this is good news. Why? Because everything Jesus embodies,...

Christmas | A Vulnerable God

What we don’t need this Christmas is good advice about how to make an already hard life a little bit better. What we need instead, is good news – a Gospel of a God who meets us in vulnerability and need. That’s what we gather around together –...

Advent | Family Christmas Gathering

In this special Sunday gathering, we celebrate the coming of Jesus through the leadership of Restoration Kids! Our message is about Jesus as the light of the world – and how no matter how old we are, we can be a light through a life of love. 

Advent | The Lifting Of The Lowly

The Gospel begins in the lowest lows. Jesus entered the world through a poor, teenage mother in a nowhere town – in an empire committed to the exploitation of her people. And as her story comes into focus, she does something surprising: she sings a protest song – a...

Advent | How Judgment Is Good News

The prophecies that promise the Messiah aren’t just words of hope. They are also pronouncements of judgment. Both then and now, sin and injustice wreck havoc in the world around us. Judgment is coming, yes – but not to ruin us. God’s justice restores. (Isaiah...