Next Right Thing: Psalms Playlist

Next Right Thing: Psalms Playlist

The Book of Psalms is the Bible’s prayer book – a collection of poems and songs that explore the full range of human emotion and devotion in the presence of God. Writer, podcaster and spiritual director Emily P. Freeman says, “Sometimes you need someone to read to you...
Light of My Lantern: Part I

Light of My Lantern: Part I

When we find ourselves in the darkness of the valley of suffering, a lantern can provide just enough light for the next few steps. Each sermon in this series examines suffering from the philosophical, personal, and theological perspective, and suggests a couple of...
Becoming a Theologian of the Cross

Becoming a Theologian of the Cross

While we navigate our sorrows, how do we think about and relate to God? This sermon, the final in a series, explores ways we can engage with God in the midst of our suffering, or ways we can engage our suffering in light of God’s presence with us. “If faced rightly,...
Suffering The Way God Wills

Suffering The Way God Wills

How can we learn to suffer well, to use our suffering to drive us closer to God, even to rejoice while suffering? The Bible doesn’t ask us to ignore or minimize the things that break our hearts. It does, though, place our suffering in a bigger context, a bigger story,...