Naomi: Resilient Hope in a World of Grief 
The story of Naomi in the Bible, though often overlooked, reveals the power and purposes of God working in and…
Erik FikkertJuly 31, 2023
Lydia of Thyatira: Courageous Hospitality
In Acts 16, Lydia of Thyatira shows us the importance of praying, listening, and obeying. She is a woman who…
Eve and Adam: Partners Created in God’s Image
The story of Adam and Eve in the Bible has long been used as justification for a relationship of hierarchy…
Erik FikkertJuly 31, 2023
The Widow’s Offering: Heart of Abundance
When a poor widow gave two small copper coins to the Temple treasury, the widow’s offering became a real-life parable…
Erik FikkertJuly 31, 2023
Rahab: A Woman Who Feared God Only
Who was Rahab in the Bible? A Canaanite prostitute, Rahab was not someone you’d expect to be cast as a…
Erik FikkertJuly 31, 2023
Getting to Know Autistic Jesus 
I’m not the first person to read Jesus through the lens of autism, to ponder whether Jesus was neurodiverse.
Sarina Gruver MooreApril 27, 2023
Why I Continue to Trust and Read the Bible
We can discover God's will through God's Word, the Bible, and the Word-made-flesh, Jesus.
Ruth LangkampFebruary 28, 2023
Dust and Ashes: A Confession of Faith for Job and Us
Reality check: we, like Job, are dust and ashes. But God is not.
Carol M. BechtelFebruary 22, 2023
Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also. Where’s Yours?
Map out where you’re putting your treasure.
Billy NordenNovember 21, 2022
Ableism and Pity From the Pulpit Reveals Much Work To Be Done
The church culture’s ableist expectations were that people with disabilities are all seen as “the least of these.”
Rev. Melinda BaberOctober 21, 2022