“Our scripture for today shows to us that creation is never done. And Paul claims this every time someone comes before Christ. He says - 17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! Every time someone makes a decision to follow Him. To repent, change their ways, and pick up their cross and follow. He says, whenever someone is in Christ, there is a new creation. Which in the Greek is more like this - Whenever someone is in Christ - BOOM - New creation! And through this example, through our free-will, through my own experience and that of countless others we learn that we can choose to take part in this creation with God. Not just in making youtube videos or funny skits on SNL, but by letting God work through us and change us into who God needs us to be. ”

— Sunday, July 21st, 2024

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“Things like this are happening in our world right now. People are refused the care they need and deserve all of the time. I’ve talked about this before, but there are several human beings in our country that could solve homelessness if they wanted to, and not take a significant financial hit afterwards. Not to mention that there are more than enough profits in the economy to pay the working class a living wage so they could afford housing to begin with. There are communities that refuse people because of who they love or what gender they identify with. There are asylum seekers that are refused safety and human dignity at the border of countries that could very easily help them. You know I could go on.

The difference between our world and this conversation is that Jesus does decide to help. He can help and he does.”

— Sunday, June 23rd, 2024

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“The Church MUST change. The way we have always done it, just won’t work anymore. The Church cannot be afraid to follow Christ into new places to be with people we normally wouldn’t. It MUST stand for peace. It MUST welcome the stranger, but not just welcome them, but affirm them. No matter who they are, who they love, how they identify, where they come from, what language they speak, what faith they believe in, anything. And not just in our places of worship, not just if they’re willing to come and sing some songs with us first, but wherever we encounter them. And we have to go out of our way to do this.”

— Sunday, May 5th, 2024

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“There’s something that happens in this passage before the miracle takes place, that is even more important, I would argue, than the miracle itself. It’s what Peter does as soon as he encounters this man. Verse 4 says, Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And the man stares right back at them, looks them right in the eyes. This man, who has been carried to the temple gate day after day, year after year, to beg for the mercy of others, who I can’t imagine how many times he has been walked over, ignored, or even spat on. This man who probably believes his inability to walk is a punishment from God, who probably believes that he is worthless and can offer nothing to anyone. He is approached by these two men, by Peter and John, and one of them says, look at us. And in doing so, he is seen, he is valued, he is loved. Just as he is, for exactly who he is, he is loved. “

— Sunday, April 14th, 2024

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