by kwbooth@comcast.net | Feb 1, 2026 | Messages
We want forgiveness to be an easy process, but forgiveness is messy and hard. Jesus calls us to remember God’s willingness to forgive us so that we might be more forgiving. To follow Jesus is to forgive each other – reconciling with those we have hurt and...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 25, 2026 | Messages
Compassion literally means “to suffer with,” and Jesus’ ministry was marked by compassion for noticing and responding to the needs around him, especially for the most vulnerable and those who were on the margins of society. To follow Jesus is to...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 18, 2026 | Messages
“Justice is what love looks like in public.” Seeking a right relationship with God (righteousness) and doing what’s right (justice) are closely tied – another way to understand loving God and loving neighbor. To follow Jesus is to have a...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 14, 2026 | Messages
“Embracing the Uncertain” February 22 – April 5, 2026 Just turning on the news lets us know we are living in uncertain times. Our individual lives are often just as unsteady. Uncertainty can definitely be uncomfortable. Many of us prefer stability and a predictable...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 4, 2026 | Messages
Jesus calls us to turn away from violence as a means to engage conflict and instead seek change without resorting to violence, and absorbing hostility with nonviolent defiant action and responding with grace instead of anger. Nonviolence is an agape love-centered way...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 4, 2026 | Messages
Jesus set a standard of ethical agape love – loving God and extending love to neighbor and enemy alike. We hear the love of God spoken at Jesus’ baptism, and he puts self-giving love into action in his life and ministry. We share in his ministry through...
