Today we continue in our series looking at the life of Jesus as we move from the narratives of Christmas and jump forward 12 years. While only a young adolescent, Jesus is already teaching us several lessons as we explore this well-loved and solitary scene from His childhood.
Today we light the 4th candle in Advent as well as the Christ Candle as we take a look once more at the familiar nativity scene from a slightly different perspective.
The same story comes around year after year. While it is well-loved, it can also being to feel a bit monotonous. Yet we can’t dismiss the importance of the Christmas story or the reminders we find therein. Today, we return to the opening lines of the Christmas story as both Mary and Joseph are invited […]
For us, Christmas tends to be a busy, semi-chaotic time of the year. However, as we look toward the earliest moments of the Christmas story, we find something much different. Rather than loud, boisterous celebration, we find many moments of silence and silent reflection.
Today we begin a new series on the life of Jesus with the starting questions of “where does the life of Jesus begin?” Unlike the rest of us, Jesus’ story doesn’t start on His birthday or the months immediately precenting that day. Rather His story starts much, much earlier… and that difference changes everything!
Today, on Thanksgiving weekend, we explore our final “cure” in our Incurvatus exploration – gratitude! And while this past week has been full of reflection on what we are thankful for, you might be surprised to realize that even in our times of giving thanks, our curvature might be looking inward rather than upward. What […]
Today we explore worship. It is a great means to helping us un-curve and look toward God. In fact, worship could broadly be defined as any action that moves us from ourselves toward God. Yet despite the wonderful anti-curvature of worship, there is a danger side to our worship. If we aren’t careful and thoughtful, […]
When we curve inward, it is hard to see God. Sometimes, even when we try to turn our eyes to Jesus, it can be hard to find Him in the moment. What do we do then? Today, we explore Psalm 77 and see that even when we can’t see God in the moment, we can […]
As we continue in our series looking at our curvature, we turn our attention to a very specific call to look to the next generation and impress faith upon them. While this command naturally applies to parents, it nevertheless is a universal call for the full faith community.
Today, Pastor Tim Diehl from Water Street Mission shares with us both about the happenings at Water Street as well as how our attention toward others helps us to straighten up and un-curve. Our love of others is the primary way we are called to love God!