April 2, 2023 – Psalm 118 is the last Psalm in a set that many Jews would (and to this day still do) have memorized for recitation on high holy days. That’s what this Sunday is, a high and holy day. As we wave our palms, and sing our hosannas, we reenact the original Palm…
March 26, 2023 – Psalm 130 starts with a cry “out of the depths,” and ends with a pledge to wait for the Lord. In Christ, and especially in the stories of Lent and Holy Week, we see just how deep those depths can be, and ultimately we take our hope from a promise that…
March 19, 2023 Pastor Drew brings today’s message: Psalm 23 is likely the most well-known and beloved of all the Psalms. It is a Psalm of comfort and courage at any time; but reading it in Lent gives us a chance to notice what the church has long said about this and all the Psalms……
March 12, 2023 – Psalm 95 is one customarily prayed in the morning, an invitation to worship God. But often the reading stops by the 7th verse. After the 7th verse is where the good stuff is. The invitation to “Come, and worship the Lord,” is an invitation to a resistant and stiff-necked people, as…
March 5, 2023 – Pastor Drew delivers this week’s message: In Lent and in times of distress, with the Psalmist we can find ourselves “lifting our eyes to the hills” wondering where our help comes from. The truth is that we may look up and not see our help. We ask this very real question,…
February 26, 2023 – It is customary on the first Sunday in Lent to reflect on Christ’s temptation for 40 days in the Wilderness. It’s one of the first places in the gospel where we see just how different from us, in his resistance to temptation, in his reliance on God. But there’s more to…
February 22, 2023 – The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday. This ancient tradition starts the 40 day season in prayer and repentance, with our eyes set on the story of our salvation which lies ahead of us.
