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A Whisper in the Darkness
This longing to be freed, to be safe and made whole again is caught up in the division and darkness that is presently working in this
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Wesley Arning
Nov 19, 202311 min read
Use Your Talent...While There's Still Time!
This is not a parable about investing your money, it is about investing your life—all that you are and all that you possess—into God’
Wesley Arning
Nov 5, 20238 min read
All Saints & The Invisible Church
This invisible Body of Christ is made up of all the faithful who have gone before us. It began with St. Stephen, the first martyr of the
Wesley Arning
Nov 2, 20235 min read
All Souls
As followers of the Crucified and Risen Lord, we cannot exchange sorrow for hope instantly. We cannot discard grief and pain that is brought
Wesley Arning
Oct 15, 202310 min read
The Messianic Banquet
Another way to think about this messianic feast is that it’s not a fully catered meal—wait staff and all. Don’t doubt for a second that this
Wesley Arning
Oct 8, 20239 min read
"Who Ya With?" Jesus & His Authority
“Who ya with?” really gets to the heart of Jesus’ entire ministry. Slowly but surely he has been telling people that his authority is
Wesley Arning
Sep 10, 20239 min read
Resolving Conflict in Matthew 18
Life is too precious, and our gospel work too serious, to be sidetracked by personal offenses that we’ve allowed to grow deep roots in our
Wesley Arning
Aug 13, 20237 min read
Jacob's Lesson on Aging Well
The task of the second half of life is to find the contents that the container was meant to hold. Up to this point, everything has been mere
Wesley Arning
Jul 9, 20237 min read
Transforming Delight
The gospel is actually really persuasive. Shame on us as the church if we have ever made the Good News of Jesus boring and dull because
Wesley Arning
Jun 25, 20239 min read
Jesus the Great Divider
What we prioritize, both great and small, shape the life of the disciple, and as much as it makes us fidget in our pew this morning, Jesus
Wesley Arning
Jun 18, 20238 min read
Abraham's Guests
And so, whether you can have children or not, that hopeless and lonely feeling is the link that connects these women with each of us; their
Wesley Arning
Apr 23, 20238 min read
Ezra & The Remnant
Babylon could’ve become a graveyard for their people, their history, and their faith, but a miracle happened—Babylon actually became a time
Wesley Arning
Apr 9, 20239 min read
The Race to Galilee
Jerusalem may have been where Jesus died, but Galilee is where he lived. By summoning the disciples back home, Jesus is bringing them out
Wesley Arning
Feb 22, 20237 min read
Being Decent on Ash Wednesday
In a few moments, we will come up to the altar rail to receive this humbling reminder, but notice that we do something strange in this
Wesley Arning
Feb 5, 20238 min read
The Power of Place
When it comes to being faithful stewards of creation and the ground on which we stand, it appears that our first act is to open our eyes and
Wesley Arning
Jan 30, 20236 min read
Sublime Religion in Micah 6
When rooted to the simple, yet transformational, call of the Gospel, religion can only be sublime because, in some strange way, we are
Wesley Arning
Jan 1, 20237 min read
What's in a Name?
Many times, we have allowed the names we have given ourselves, or the ones people have given us, to shape us in tremendous (and many times
Wesley Arning
Nov 20, 20226 min read
The Art of Gratitude
For us today, gratitude is not three easy steps away. Instead, it is a natural reaction to the God who provides…whose provision is so
Wesley Arning
Aug 7, 20227 min read
Faith of a Stranger: Heb. 11
We are “the xenoi,” the strangers who carry with us a promise. We hold claim to a heavenly city that we have yet to see, but we
Wesley Arning
Jul 25, 20226 min read
Freedom & Discipline: 1 Cor. 9
When we take Christian freedom to the extreme it is watered down to nothingness—we are like everyone else. When we take Christian discipline
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