Speaker: Caleb Schrock-Hurst Bible Passages: Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17; Mark 12:38-44 Summary: As humans, we’re often tempted to focus on policing the in-group rather than reaching out to people we disagree with. Now more than ever, we need…
Speaker: Caleb Schrock-Hurst Bible Passages: 1 Peter 2:4-12 Summary: The bible — and world — present us with various examples of what faith in God can look like. Surprisingly, God’s people were exiled from their homeland…
Speaker: Caleb Schrock-Hurst Bible Passages: Mark 4:26-34 Summary: Jesus frequently told stories — parables — set in rural settings. One common theme was that the kingdom of God was some type of seed. We should…
Jesus’ healing of the blind man invites us to acknowledge our spiritual blindness and be open to seeing Jesus with new eyes. Our Anabaptist forebearers saw discipleship with new eyes, and it led them…
Through history, the church and theologians have tried to water down the Sermon on the Mount because what Jesus teaches seems too difficult and impractical to live out. Nonetheless, as Anabaptists we believe that…
The story of the rich fool reminds us of the temptation to store up treasures on earth through accumulating more and more wealth and possessions. Jesus invites us to be “rich toward God”, seeing…
Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan shows us that loving our neighbor means showing mercy to others, even people who aren’t like us and people we don’t know. Three ways that we can show…
Psalm 19 says that God’s word can be like fine gold and sweet honey—it can lead to worship of God and transformation of the heart. Unfortunately, too often scripture is not presented with authority-…
