Laurie Koivula, one of our talented lay speakers,talks about whether we need to build more barns to hold our stuff or if we should understand that stuff just covers over the really important things in our lives.
Hebrews 11, the "Faith Chapter," tells us that faith is being certain of what we cannot see. Faith is both invisible and inadmissible as evidence in a court of law yet it is the foundation of all that we are as God's children.
Meek and mild Jesus stayed home today and temple-table-flipping, woe-unto-you-saying, fire-bringing, family-dividing, hypocrite-damning, cousin-of-crazy-John-the-Baptizer Jesus showed up.
Jesus healed on the Sabbath, ate with sinners, talked with Samaritans (even Samaritan women) and generally colored outside the lines...and so must we if we are to follow him.
Dennis Clow, another of our exceptional lay speakers, pinch hits for Pastor Doug and talks about how important Good Shepherd UMC has been for him. He also shares that God isn't finished with us yet!