We kicked off our Stewardship season on Sunday! Our 2022 Stewardship Theme is First Fruit. God asks us to give the first fruit of our harvest back to God. This comes from a story that Moses tells in Deuteronomy: “Now, O Lord, I bring the first fruit of the harvest that you have given me....
Today we continue our exploration of money by leaning into the concept of contentment. The first Scripture I’ll highlight comes from the book of Hebrews. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” -Hebrews...
A significant portion of your life will be spent earning, saving, giving, and spending money. Money can provide tremendous opportunities and create incredible stress. For something so important, our society has deemed money a topic one should keep to one’s self. It’s impolite to talk about money. Apparently God disagrees. Surprisingly, the Bible includes over...
Artisan Church’s first service will be this Sunday! Last winter we studied the book of Acts and particularly Jesus’ command to GO. Go into all the world and make new disciples. Go and share with all people that God is here and God is love. Go introduce God to those who have not yet had...
Allow me to introduce you to Paul Tillich. Paul was a German theologian who fled the Nazi regime in the 1930s and settled in America. Based on his experiences, he wrote a book called The Courage To Be. In this book he notes that there are many aspects of our world that can lead us...
Courage— the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage— strength in the face of pain or grief. Where do you need courage right now? Let’s face it— there are a lot of scary events happening right now in our world. Afghanistan is in turmoil. The Delta variant is surging. All of this can seem...
Unity’s session has authorized new COVID protocols on Unity’s campus in response the surge we are experiencing right now due to the Delta variant. Masks are now required indoors (including worship). This includes both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Social distancing will be re-instituted within the sanctuary (e.g., every other row seating, space between congregants). On-campus...
Pastors are given two weeks of Continuing Education each year as a part of their Terms of Call. The reason for this is so pastors can always be learning and growing. The more I learn and develop spiritually and vocationally, the more I can teach and assist the congregation in their efforts to learn and grow....
The Gospel of John has been called the literary masterpiece of the ancient world. John Calvin remarked that while the first three Gospels reveal the body of Jesus, the Gospel of John reveals the soul of Jesus. John’s poetic style of writing is distinctive from the other Gospels. Simply put, it is many people’s favorite...
The Gospel of Matthew is often called the Teacher’s Gospel because of its emphasis on Jesus’ teaching. Consider that the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ longest section of teaching in the Bible, is recorded in Matthew 5-7. Matthew cared about Jesus’ words— what he said and why he said it. Who was Matthew? Matthew was...
