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I'm not God: accepting forgiveness

I know I’ve seriously screwed up, but my skin crawls when you forgive me. In the face of your kindness, I feel trapped and defensive. Maybe it’s not rational, but my inward response is, “I guess you think I’M the only bad one! What’s so horrible about ME that I particularly need to be forgiven?!”

Liv Booth

February 11, 2025

A good infection… and a Chuck Norris joke

Don’t worry! This is not an article about Chuck Norris, but it is about gross ailments and God. A few Sundays ago the sermon in our church was on Mark 5:21-42: the story of the woman healed from an issue of blood and Jarius’ daughter raised from the dead. Our pastor called attention to an interesting contrast in the text.

Brandon Booth

July 9, 2024

After Easter Feast we all have big buts 🤣

We are an Easter People, and “Alleluia” is our song! We don’t fear death, and we don’t fear judgment. God is unequivocally for us, who or what could possibly harm us?! Nothing! There is no condemnation for us who are in Christ Jesus. “But…”

Brandon Booth

April 23, 2024

Good news! We murdered God.

I was sitting with a dear friend as he poured out his anguish. The story of his horrific circumstances brought tears to both our eyes. After some silence he whispered, “I know God promises to turn everything meant for evil into good, but I don’t believe it! How can this ever be good?”

Brandon Booth

March 26, 2024

Jesus wields the sword - Matthew 10:34-42

Pastor Peter Gammell's message on Matthew 10:34-42. Peter aims to share regular reflections on the weekly Revised Common Lectionary texts. This message is based on the texts for July 2, 2023.

Peter Gammell

July 1, 2023

How to Pray the Lord's Prayer Contemplatively

How do we pray the Lord's prayer in a meaningful way? How do we contemplate Jesus's words instead of glossing over them? Enjoy this exerpt from Brandon's session on the Lord's Prayer during our Simply Pray One Day Retreat as he unpacks these questions.

Brandon Booth

January 24, 2023

Weeping in the "Not Yets"

God always answers prayer in one of three ways- “yes”, “no”, or “not yet”. More often than not, it seems God’s answer to my prayers has been that last one. And the “not yet” feels excruciating-because it feels more like a “no” and it is very hard to tell the difference. Some days, I feel like Job, and I want to raise my fists to God and yell “Why, God? How could you let this happen? When will it end?”

April 18, 2022

Be perfect

“Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” This might be the most terrifying verse in the Bible. And that is only right.

Brandon Booth

February 22, 2022

Eyes of Love

What do you see when you look in the eyes of the Father? Are you avoiding His gaze? I’ve struggled most of my life with performance. My metric for success was often based on the praise and feedback of others, and a fear of failure could make me extremely avoidant in situations where I felt I’d failed.