Pastor Jordan recounts some of her time at First Methodist Houston where she could have shown more mercy. From the grocery store to the front steps of the church, we…
When is prayer needing to be accompanied by action? Incessant evil keeps oppressing people in our communities, THOSE are the meek that will inherit the earth. When is it enough?…
“Do the crazy thing. The hard to imagine but somehow you did it thing, then no one would ever do it that way thing, the safety net does not matter…
Hard problems that don’t have easy answers require that we work together. Amanda talks about a scripture she loves - Acts 2, “the church in a snow globe.” People come…
We are called to be bold - boldness that expresses God’s love for all creation. We can’t just recognize the Spirit that is within us, we have to act on…
Stepping out of a boat is a risky business. Jesus is aware of the risks it takes to follow the will of God. But we as people of God are…
Jesus asks us to stand with him in the places we’re needed most, and that is with his people. God gave his son to build relationships with humanity, that we…
Our idea of who God is comes from sitting in the places God has sat - the dark as well as the light. We need to recognize balance, that God’s…
When was the last time you lost sight of hope? As Jordan talks about a time the Israelites felt abandoned and hopeless, she talks about the struggles she’s had with…
“The table is before us.” The Lord wants a full communion with every one of us - each person has a seat at the table. Jordan recalls be asked what…
We are called to be in a community with everyone - even the people we dislike. Jordan compares the way we live in community with the way Jesus lived in…
As we spend one more week closely looking at the Lord’s Prayer, Jordan talks about the way the prayer continues to look different to us each time we look at…