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BODIES | Resisting & Insisting

The word BODIES is multifaceted. Each one of us is a body. Collectively we comprise a body. Spiritually, we are to 'take eat, this is my body' and we are to be the body of Christ. 

A BODY is also what they call you when a name is too dignifying for their hurtful purposes. Cells and cages full of bodies. Not somebodies, just bodies. 

Over the course of the next 46 days, from Ash Wednesday to Easter...

BODIES | Resisting & Insisting

The word BODIES is multifaceted. Each one of us is a body. Collectively we comprise a body. Spiritually, we are to 'take eat, this is my body' and we are to be the body of Christ. 

A BODY is also what they call you when a name is too dignifying for their hurtful purposes. Cells and cages full of bodies. Not somebodies, just bodies. 

Over the course of the next 46 days, from Ash Wednesday to Easter...

BODIES | Resisting & Insisting

The word BODIES is multifaceted. Each one of us is a body. Collectively we comprise a body. Spiritually, we are to 'take eat, this is my body' and we are to be the body of Christ. 

A BODY is also what they call you when a name is too dignifying for their hurtful purposes. Cells and cages full of bodies. Not somebodies, just bodies. 

The End Is Just The Beginning | BEHOLD: I am doing a new thing

Episode 7 of our Winter Series

Because faith traditions go back hundreds and even thousands of years, it’s natural for us to think that when we engage our faith we are trying to go back. Back to a time when the faith was practiced well. Back to a era when more people believed. Back to a season when faith was alive. 

We even have phrases like, ‘We need to get back into...

What The World Needs Now | BEHOLD: I am doing a new thing

Episode 6 of our Winter Series, with Rev Linda Koelman

Because faith traditions go back hundreds and even thousands of years, it’s natural for us to think that when we engage our faith we are trying to go back. Back to a time when the faith was practiced well. Back to a era when more people believed. Back to a season when faith was alive. 

We even have phrases like, ‘We ne...

What's In A Name? | BEHOLD: I am doing a new thing

Episode 5 of our Winter Series, with Kassidy Rouse

Because faith traditions go back hundreds and even thousands of years, it’s natural for us to think that when we engage our faith we are trying to go back. Back to a time when the faith was practiced well. Back to a era when more people believed. Back to a season when faith was alive. 

We even have phrases like, ‘We need to get b...

Due to the tragedies and continuing escalation of violence and terror in Minneapolis, caused by the increased presence of federal immigration and border agents, we took a detour from our series. 

Amos 5 highlights both the frustration when the power of empire has become corrupt and the hope of God to bring a river of justice. Not a justice that wields a sword, but one that brings life. 

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A Song for the Season | BEHOLD: I am doing a new thing

Episode 3 of our Winter Series

Because faith traditions go back hundreds and even thousands of years, it’s natural for us to think that when we engage our faith we are trying to go back. Back to a time when the faith was practiced well. Back to a era when more people believed. Back to a season when faith was alive. 

We even have phrases like, ‘We need to get back into the Bib...

Who Bleeds? | BEHOLD: I am doing a new thing

Episode 2 of our Winter Series

Because faith traditions go back hundreds and even thousands of years, it’s natural for us to think that when we engage our faith we are trying to go back. Back to a time when the faith was practiced well. Back to a era when more people believed. Back to a season when faith was alive. 

We even have phrases like, ‘We need to get back into the Bible.’ 

But wh...

Tribes, Nations, & The Subversive | BEHOLD: I am doing a new thing

Episode 1 of our Winter Series

Because faith traditions go back hundreds and even thousands of years, it’s natural for us to think that when we engage our faith we are trying to go back. Back to a time when the faith was practiced wel...

Reverend Linda Koelman tackles one of the most difficult passages in the Bible, the killing of the young babies after the birth of Jesus. 

Although heartbreaking and unpopular to talk about, as well as an easy passage to slip into political critique, Rev Linda doesn't shy away from the difficulties presented with this story. 

Her humanity and her pastoral heart shine through!

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Each of the four gospels frames Jesus in a particular way in it's beginning. Some do so with a birth narrative (Matthew and Luke). One does it without a birth narrative (Mark). And one does it with a beginning that is just different (John). 

This Advent and Christmas season we are going to explore those beginnings. Why do the authors of the gospels begin their story the way they do? Why is Jesus portrayed the way he is? Why is the ...

Each of the four gospels frames Jesus in a particular way in it's beginning. Some do so with a birth narrative (Matthew and Luke). One does it without a birth narrative (Mark). And one does it with a beginning that is just different (John). 

This Advent and Christmas season we are going to explore those beginnings. Why do the authors of the gospels begin their story the way they do? Why is Jesus portrayed the way he is? Why is the ...

Each of the four gospels frames Jesus in a particular way in it's beginning. Some do so with a birth narrative (Matthew and Luke). One does it without a birth narrative (Mark). And one does it with a beginning that is just different (John). 

This Advent and Christmas season we are going to explore those beginnings. Why do the authors of the gospels begin their story the way they do? Why is Jesus portrayed the way he is? Why is the ...

Each of the four gospels frames Jesus in a particular way in it's beginning. Some do so with a birth narrative (Matthew and Luke). One does it without a birth narrative (Mark). And one does it with a beginning that is just different (John). 

This Advent and Christmas season we are going to explore those beginnings. Why do the authors of the gospels begin their story th...

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a bunch of Mary’s in the Bible? What is that all about? Is there significance to that name? Should we perk up when we come across a Mary? This November we will explore four Mary’s and how their stories shaped our faith.

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November 2 | The Prophet

(All Saints Sunday and Communion and Peace Choir)

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November 9 | The Disciple

(Ringers of Peace)

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November 16 |The Mother

(Northern Lig...

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a bunch of Mary’s in the Bible? What is that all about? Is there significance to that name? Should we perk up when we come across a Mary? This November we will explore four Mary’s and how their stories shaped our faith.

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November 2 | The Prophet

(All Saints Sunday and Communion and Peace Choir)

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November 9 | The Disciple

(Ringers of Peace)

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November 16 | The Mother

(Northern Li...

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a bunch of Mary’s in the Bible? What is that all about? Is there significance to that name? Should we perk up when we come across a Mary? This November we will explore four Mary’s and how their stories shaped our faith.

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November 2 | The Prophet

(All Saints Sunday and Communion and Peace Choir)

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November 9 | The Disciple

(Ringers of Peace)

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November 16 |The Mother

(Northern Lig...

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a bunch of Mary’s in the Bible? What is that all about? Is there significance to that name? Should we perk up when we come across a Mary? This November we will explore four Mary’s and how their stories shaped our faith.

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November 2 | The Prophet

(All Saints Sunday and Communion and Peace Choir)

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November 9 | The Disciple

(Ringers of Peace)

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November 16 |The Mother

(Northern Lig...