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Community Won't Let You Down (Unless That's What You Need)
Two stories today on the irreplaceable value of community - both from the Gospel of Luke. The first is a banquet with some unique invitees, after a first round of refusals. Which begs the question: what are we being invited to, now? And, knowin...
Gather Us In (World Communion Sunday)
There's a lot of overlap this week between our two threads, as Aaron tackles stories of hunger, bread, and justice, and Paige explores harvest, gathering and community. And of course, holding it all together, is the theology of Communion...that...
In This Together (Bible Study)
Two different Fall Series, two different (very different) scripture passages, but a lot in common this week, as we explore the threads that run throughout our passage from Matthew and then Galatians. There we find core ideas about authority, id...
Love at Work in Real Life (Bible Study)
Today, the rubber really hits the road on both of our Fall Sermon Series tracks. Aaron and the good folks in Dundee hear the good news of the work SEVA does for bringing sightedness to those in need around the world, paired with multiple storie...
Rejoicing and Mercy - Or Else! (Bible Study)
It feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? That the rejoicing, the forgiveness, are commands for Christian life, and not following through is a danger. But that is a misreading of not just the texts we have this week, but of the entire tradition ...
Sowing Love Everywhere (Bible Study)
The "-ber" months are upon us, which means new sermon series at both churches. The Dundee church is waiting to hear Good News, love at work in real life, and the Batavia congregation is looking at the lectionary track, which is an amazing run o...
We're Back! (Just In Time To Wrap Up Summer)
Well, it's been a hot second since we've posted. (And by "hot second" we mean two months.) Thank you for your patience as Paige recovered from an ankle injury and the surgery that was necessary. But we ARE back, just in time to close out both o...
What to Expect the Next Couple of Weeks
We're covering a lot of ground today! With Aaron out of town the next two weeks, we're previewing not only this Sunday, but June 21 and 28. We also cover Pride celebrations in Batavia and Dundee, reflecting on the nature of welcome and the chal...
Rebuilding Life and Magical Love
Our Summer Series' are off and running, and this week we will talk about Mark's story of the healing of the Woman with the Hemorrhage, the tale of The Velveteen Rabbit, and the power of love to connect, and heal, and transform. There's a lot to...
Pentecost: Inspiration and Institution
Pentecost, the wild, untamed unboundaried arrival of the promised Holy Spirit. It' s exciting, and inspiring, launching visions for the future and excitement for the present...and the Institution of the Church. Because, in order to hold on to w...
Divine Distractions (Bible Study)
This week, Jesus gets out of the way - or tries to, anyway. The disciples are once again waiting on him to work wonders, and it becomes clear they will never step into what is next while he is still there. So, after promising them the empowerme...
Abiding Love (Bible Study)
What a week to be the Church! Here in Dundee, we're celebrating our 185th Anniversary, where we'll hear stories of our less-than-promising ancestors but grow in appreciation of the great legacy we have inherited. In Batavia, we're doing differe...
You Know the Way (Bible Study)
The Gospel of John never disappoints. And this week's passage is a big one, touching on grief, comfort, empowerment, unity, and the work of building something that will last. We're in John 14:1-14, with a short side quest to 1 Peter chapter 2, ...
Common Things (Bible Study)
Two paths diverged in a yellow wood, and strangely went parallel to each other for quite a while. We are both going with different themes this Sunday, but the overlap is notable. One church will be observing Earth Day, another the lectionary's ...
Recognition (Bible Study)
This third Sunday of Easter brings us a strange (aren't they all?) post-resurrection appearance by Jesus to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. In turn cryptic, funny, poignant, and profound, this story describes the powerful experience of div...
Love Is Alive (Bible Study)
It's the Sunday after Easter, so it must be the story of Doubting Thomas. Which it is. but it is also so much more. It is the story of coming out of your fear, coming through your questions, finding the power, the confidence, the permission to ...
Lent, Week 5: The Good News is Rooted in Justice, Mercy, and Faithfulness
A classic story from the Gospel of John, an obscure and sassy comeback to the Pharisees from Jesus, and the fine balance between Justice and Mercy, held together by our faithful relationship with the Other. It's a good one for the last Sunday b...
Lent, Week 4: The Good News is Protection and Care for the Vulnerable
The Good News for the 4th Week of Lent is Protection and Care for the Vulnerable, rooted in two amazing passages...the Law of Moses, found in Deuteronomy, and that Law lived out in practical action, demonstrated by Jesus blessing the children i...
Lent, Week 2: The Good News is Great Love of God and Neighbor
Our Good News story for this week is one that shows up in one form or another in each of the four Gospels, a rarity to be sure. Luke's version tells it this way: an unnamed woman, known to be a "sinner," crashes a dinner party at a Pharisee's h...
Lent, Week 1: The Good News Is So Good It Catches Us By Surprise
Lent, historically, at least, is a bit of a heavy season, with an emphasis on penitence, and self-reflection, and those things that are "wrong" in our lives and the life of the world. This year, we're shifting our focus a bit, to the fundamenta...
Anything But Lukewarm
We've reached another classic section of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the bit about salt and light. So familiar, so comforting, so...challenging?! But it is more than just a Sunday School song with neat little motions, it's about an entire way o...
God's Center of Gravity (Bible Study)
It's "Greatest Hits" week in the lectionary...foundational passages about what faith looks like in Micah 6 and Matthew 5. If someone were to ask, "What are the fundamentals of your faith," these are the places we might go. So simple, but so rad...
Belonging and Beginning (Bible Study)
We're back, after a hiatus created by sickness, and travel, and the surprises of life. And today we are walking with Jesus beside the Sea of Galilee as he calls his first disciples. It's a familiar story, a Sunday School classic...but what is a...