Easter is not the story of people who believed too easily. It's the story of people who didn’t believe at all. Our Easter Tavern Talk walked us through the surprising, even jarring reality at the heart of the resurrection story: nobody was expecting it. Not the disciples. Not the women. Not the religious leaders. Not Rome. If anything, every group involved was operating with the same basic assumption: death means the end. And then, something happened. The talk began at the cr

This Sunday we sat with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane - the space between the Last Supper and the Cross, between knowing what is coming and having to walk toward it. We began with a simple but painful reality: sometimes we pray with all the faith we have, and the outcome does not change. The "thing" remains. Many of us know what it feels like to sit in our own “garden” praying for healing, restoration, relief, clarity and feeling as though God has gone quiet. Not necessa

Many of us quietly admit something we rarely say out loud: parts of the Old Testament are hard to read. Stories of violence, judgment, and harsh laws can feel difficult to reconcile with Jesus - the one who heals outsiders, forgives enemies, and teaches love of neighbor. If you’ve ever felt that tension, it doesn’t mean you lack faith. It means you’re paying attention. Rather than treating the Old Testament as a problem to explain away, we are invited to see it as a story tha