Most of you have heard this phrase before: “The righteous shall live by faith”. It’s the kind of phrase people make t-shirts and write music about it, but what does it really mean? This Sunday, we

Friday, our weekly email touched on how we were born in God’s heart even before we existed. We spoke about our origin story. The way our Trinitarian God, in all his beauty and love, set us

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and

[We continue to not be able to record our services due to construction.  The following is Rev. Todd's sermon manuscript.  We hope to have the sermon's back on Youtube soon.  Thanks for your patience!] We are

Whenever I’m in an airplane, I always notice something I find fascinating. Every time we fly over a particularly beautiful view, most of the passengers aren’t looking out the window of the plane.  We could be

Our reading today encompasses a few verses that, in most Bible translations, appear to be separate, with its own topics/titles. But, it’s important for us to remember that’s not how it was written. So, when we

Do not ignore his Peace This Sunday we will take a closer look at a passage in the Scriptures that gives me pause every time I read it. “And when he drew near and saw the

Today’s scripture can be read in different ways. Someone may look at it only as exhortation, or think that Paul is trying to scare the Corinthians into obedience. Christiane and I read some commentaries and talked

Reflections on Home Christiane and I have been searching for a more permanent house for a while. After renting a small apartment in downtown Detroit, we may finally be able to take our things out of

The Holy Grill:  The case for why a barbecue can be a Sacred Event. One of the most unusual verses in the New Testament to me is Rom. 16.  After fifteen chapters of some of the