The passage from Luke is commonly called the Good Samaritan. Through this story, this parable, Christ teaches a multi-faceted lesson about everyone being our neighbor, the expected and unexpected, theContinue readingHeart of Hanscom: Sacrifice – May 12, 2024

I wonder what the ground beneath Moses’ feet felt like. Was that part of the desert looser sand, like a beach? Take off your shoes Had it rained recently andContinue readingHeart of Hanscom: Prayer – May 5, 2024

What is the church?   A part of the process of becoming clergy is writing a 30 page document answering all sorts of questions about faith. One question was toContinue readingThe Heart of Hanscom: Impactful Ministry – Sunday April 28, 2024

As you read the letters of Paul in the New Testament, distinct themes will stand out.  A good chunk of what we call books in the New Testament are actuallyContinue readingThe Heart of Hanscom: Grounded in Gratitude – April 21, 2024

Some days I find myself thinking, am I really just a self-aware plant? Now think about it.   Plants wilt and droop when they do not get enough water andContinue readingGraves into Gardens: All Creation – Sunday April 14, 2024

There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. Those words are the opening of chapter three from the book of Ecclesiastes. Or, as IContinue readingGraves into Gardens: Come Away – Sunday April 7, 2024

This is it y’all, today is a day of celebration. Today is every epic movie moment put together Gandalf helms deep Batman rising out of the prison pit in theContinue readingEaster Sunday – March 31, 2024

What Christ talks about in John is transformation, new birth, a new life.   He had already mentioned it to the confused and searching Nicodemus at the beginning of theContinue readingSteadfast Love: Heart – Sunday March 17, 2024

What saving are you looking for?   2000 years ago, Christ was an unexpected savior. Not that the people hadn’t been waiting for him. No, they had been waiting withContinue readingSteadfast Love: Cross Logic – Sunday March 10, 2024

The path to new life is a path of vulnerability and feeling.   Scripture surprised me this week. I had a rough plan of what I would preach on, whereContinue readingSteadfast Love: Life – Sunday February 25, 2024