Passages

We prefer clarity in our lives, but when circumstances remain uncertain, do we rely on faithful planning, or do we simply "let go and let God"? The tension between holding on and letting go is a familiar struggle in the Christian walk. This message explores the possibility that it is not an either-or choice, but rather a practice of faithfully navigating the tension between both.

We struggle to live in the gray areas of life. Hard choices are hard for a reason. Sometimes a choice will present itself as a black-and-white decision. Other times, a choice has many options of good or bad. How do we hold our faith when we are faced with tough choices? Perhaps we might learn a lesson from a woman of courage from over 3,000 years ago.

Faith is far more than mere religious tradition; it is a deliberate choice to anchor ourselves in God, especially when we face life's greatest challenges. True faith often feels most critical in moments when it seems to make the least difference, requiring profound courage and inner strength to sustain. Join us as we explore the story of Moses' birth and discover how we can cultivate this kind of courageous faith in our own lives.

We all know that people come and people go. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be stewards of God's gifts and to share them with people who are coming and going in our midst. It is especially true when we wonder about how we will pass on our faith to the next generation. This week we explore exactly how to do that.

We have all heard the empty platitudes about things being darkest before the dawn. When people are in a place of hopelessness, these platitudes offer little comfort and, worse yet, are just bad theology. Sometimes our faith is built upon how we lean into hopelessness. Like so many Psalms, we discover our faith in Christ when we admit how hopeless things really are.

Life is filled with one new season after another. How do we adapt when the ground beneath our feet begins to shift? What does faith in God look like when there is a new season right in front of us? This week's episode explores how Abram had faith in time like that.

What does it really mean to be a community? Relationships are key, but so are other things. Unity, vision, and grace are also part of what makes a community work. This week we explore how healthy, vital communities function best when they proclaim God's good news and make disciples.

When folks think of being a Christian, we are used to hearing terms like "believer" or “follower." Those titles are certainly true! One of the most essential titles for Christians is "children", namely children of God. This week explore the importance and the requirements of being a child of God. Promises will abound!

When folks think of being a Christian, we are used to hearing terms like "believer" or “follower." Those titles are certainly true! One of the most essential titles for Christians is "children", namely children of God. This week explore the importance and the requirements of being a child of God. Promises will abound!

"Peace and Love" is a popular slogan as it has been since the 1960s. What began as a protest slogan has now become an aspiration for just about everyone. Who does not want peace and love? When we read some of Jesus' last words to his friends before his death and resurrection, we hear something just a little different. We learn from Jesus that true peace is impossible without love. This week we explore how love leading to peace is truly the way of Jesus.

"Peace and Love" is a popular slogan as it has been since the 1960s. What began as a protest slogan has now become an aspiration for just about everyone. Who does not want peace and love? When we read some of Jesus' last words to his friends before his death and resurrection, we hear something just a little different. We learn from Jesus that true peace is impossible without love. This week we explore how love leading to peace is truly the way of Jesus.

One of the great marks of the church of Jesus Christ is unity. Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane that "we might be one." Paul prays for the church in Corinth the very same things. What does it look like when a church has unity together? Does everyone think and act the same? This week explore how we can heed Jesus' exhortation to be ONE.

One of the great marks of the church of Jesus Christ is unity. Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane that "we might be one." Paul prays for the church in Corinth the very same things. What does it look like when a church has unity together? Does everyone think and act the same? This week explore how we can heed Jesus' exhortation to be ONE.

It is not easy being a Christian witness in the 21st century. When Christians hear how the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost, there is joy mixed with a little trepidation. How can Christians live with a renewed sense of God's grace and power in our confusing world? This week, we explore how the disciples bore witness to the living Lord Jesus in a troubled and confusing time.

It is not easy being a Christian witness in the 21st century. When Christians hear how the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost, there is joy mixed with a little trepidation. How can Christians live with a renewed sense of God's grace and power in our confusing world? This week, we explore how the disciples bore witness to the living Lord Jesus in a troubled and confusing time.

Many non-believers assume that all Christians think and live in a similar way. With national headlines captured by fundamentalist Christians who are convinced that the USA is God's divine agent in the world, the landscape becomes confusing to say the least. This week's episode highlights Jesus' encounter with the state. From Him, we might just learn how we are to witness a vital faith in a Kingdom not of this age.

Many non-believers assume that all Christians think and live in a similar way. With national headlines captured by fundamentalist Christians who are convinced that the USA is God's divine agent in the world, the landscape becomes confusing to say the least. This week's episode highlights Jesus' encounter with the state. From Him, we might just learn how we are to witness a vital faith in a Kingdom not of this age.

Anti-Semitism has plagued this world for centuries. At the heart of it is a twisted expression of Christianity which has largely forgotten the exhortation of the Apostle Paul. Judaism is the mother faith of Christianity. Not only is Paul Jewish, but so are all the disciples and Jesus himself. This week we explore our complicated relationship with our Jewish friends and how we might live with more and more mercy.

Anti-Semitism has plagued this world for centuries. At the heart of it is a twisted expression of Christianity which has largely forgotten the exhortation of the Apostle Paul. Judaism is the mother faith of Christianity. Not only is Paul Jewish, but so are all the disciples and Jesus himself. This week we explore our complicated relationship with our Jewish friends and how we might live with more and more mercy.

DEI, three letters which stand for diversity, equity, and inclusion, have become a hot-button issue in the US over the last ten years. While political tensions boil over on these issues, we might need to see where these values are in scripture. Once we do so, then our challenge is to find ways to live them out in a way which always gives witness to the reign and rule of God in Christ Jesus.

DEI, three letters which stand for diversity, equity, and inclusion, have become a hot-button issue in the US over the last ten years. While political tensions boil over on these issues, we might need to see where these values are in scripture. Once we do so, then our challenge is to find ways to live them out in a way which always gives witness to the reign and rule of God in Christ Jesus.

Most people, especially outside the church, believe that Christians struggle with women in leadership. This week's episode tackles one of the hardest texts in the Christian Scripture about women. Perhaps by looking at all of what the Apostle Paul said about women rather than just this one text, we might see a liberating view of women and their leadership.

Most people, especially outside the church, believe that Christians struggle with women in leadership. This week's episode tackles one of the hardest texts in the Christian Scripture about women. Perhaps by looking at all of what the Apostle Paul said about women rather than just this one text, we might see a liberating view of women and their leadership.

For centuries, Christians have had to face the prospect of war. Sometimes we have been the victims of war, the perpetrators of war, or just the bystanders to it. Regardless of the time and situation, war is a perplexing issue for Christians. This week, we explore a way Christians can think and pray about our relationship to war.

For centuries, Christians have had to face the prospect of war. Sometimes we have been the victims of war, the perpetrators of war, or just the bystanders to it. Regardless of the time and situation, war is a perplexing issue for Christians. This week, we explore a way Christians can think and pray about our relationship to war.

The ever-changing world around us is constantly trying to move us from one influence to another. Trying to hold on to anything or anyone can be a real challenge. "There is always something better!", or so we are told. This week explore how holding on to Jesus is our only real hope for love and life. How can we hold on to Him when everything around us tells us not to?

The ever-changing world around us is constantly trying to move us from one influence to another. Trying to hold on to anything or anyone can be a real challenge. "There is always something better!", or so we are told. This week explore how holding on to Jesus is our only real hope for love and life. How can we hold on to Him when everything around us tells us not to?

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem and commences the final week of Jesus' life before his death and resurrection. So many different groups of people were present that day. Some of them were close to Jesus, and others were simply wondering what the commotion was all about. This week, we explore how to find Jesus in chaos and confusion.

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem and commences the final week of Jesus' life before his death and resurrection. So many different groups of people were present that day. Some of them were close to Jesus, and others were simply wondering what the commotion was all about. This week, we explore how to find Jesus in chaos and confusion.

We all agree that integrity is an important virtue in life. Integrity matters most when it is pressured in difficult situations. When Jesus faces those who have come to arrest him, he has a moment when his integrity is tested. The choice he makes in that moment will make all the difference!

We all agree that integrity is an important virtue in life. Integrity matters most when it is pressured in difficult situations. When Jesus faces those who have come to arrest him, he has a moment when his integrity is tested. The choice he makes in that moment will make all the difference!

Our relationships with others can be challenged by resentment, leading to bitterness. Sometimes others disappoint us. Other times, we wonder why our friends are not stepping up to help. These frustrations can spill over into unwanted resentment, eventual cynicism, and judgement. How can we find a new way to hold our inner conflicts with others with grace? This week, explore how to care for others when we feel let down by them.

Our relationships with others can be challenged by resentment, leading to bitterness. Sometimes others disappoint us. Other times, we wonder why our friends are not stepping up to help. These frustrations can spill over into unwanted resentment, eventual cynicism, and judgement. How can we find a new way to hold our inner conflicts with others with grace? This week, explore how to care for others when we feel let down by them.

We have all had those moments when our good intentions in a situation or relationship ended up with a bad result. Often that result includes conflict or misunderstanding. This week's episode explores how we can learn to translate our good intentions into constructive and good outcomes. Peter, the disciple, and Jesus will be our guides!

We have all had those moments when our good intentions in a situation or relationship ended up with a bad result. Often that result includes conflict or misunderstanding. This week's episode explores how we can learn to translate our good intentions into constructive and good outcomes. Peter, the disciple, and Jesus will be our guides!

Join us as we hear from Reverend Hany Salah on February 15, 2026.

We often hear about how close relationships are so important. Truth. What happens when relationships are too close? How can we set good boundaries for all the ways we relate to other people? This week we explore how to be close with others without getting too close.

We often hear about how close relationships are so important. Truth. What happens when relationships are too close? How can we set good boundaries for all the ways we relate to other people? This week we explore how to be close with others without getting too close.

The next generation is depending on us. So is God! Time and again in the Bible, we read of how parents are called to pass on their faith to the next generation. This week's passage takes a closer look at what the essentials are and how we should live them out so that future generations can look back in thanksgiving.

The next generation is depending on us. So is God! Time and again in the Bible, we read of how parents are called to pass on their faith to the next generation. This week's passage takes a closer look at what the essentials are and how we should live them out so that future generations can look back in thanksgiving.

Fewer and fewer people in the United States are sharing in marriage. Marriages are important to nurture and support as they become more and more scarce. Relationships, including marriage, are diverse and important. What does God teach us about marriage in the Bible, and how does marriage provide a witness of God's love? This week's episode explores how it happens and will debunk some religious baggage along the way.

Fewer and fewer people in the United States are sharing in marriage. Marriages are important to nurture and support as they become more and more scarce. Relationships, including marriage, are diverse and important. What does God teach us about marriage in the Bible, and how does marriage provide a witness of God's love? This week's episode explores how it happens and will debunk some religious baggage along the way.

Friends are such a key part of our life. Friends often span time longer than any other relationship we might have. What happens when we invest in our friends in a deeper way? This week we will take a close look at how Paul invests in his friend Timothy and discover the joy of holding our friends close.

Friends are such a key part of our life. Friends often span time longer than any other relationship we might have. What happens when we invest in our friends in a deeper way? This week we will take a close look at how Paul invests in his friend Timothy and discover the joy of holding our friends close.

Jesus is many things to many people. At the heart of Jesus is love. That love is experienced in God's saving grace in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Savior of all. This week we explore how Jesus does that cosmic and important work where we receive forgiveness and grace.

Jesus is many things to many people. At the heart of Jesus is love. That love is experienced in God's saving grace in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Savior of all. This week we explore how Jesus does that cosmic and important work where we receive forgiveness and grace.

Christmas joy is far more than hearing holiday songs, gift-giving, and decorations. Beyond those signs of the season is the joy of walking with Jesus each and every day. Jesus comes to us to live, die, and live again so we can receive forgiveness, healing, and His abiding presence each day.

Christmas joy is far more than hearing holiday songs, gift-giving, and decorations. Beyond those signs of the season is the joy of walking with Jesus each and every day. Jesus comes to us to live, die, and live again so we can receive forgiveness, healing, and His abiding presence each day.

Our addiction to happiness shapes who we are, what we do, and what we do in mysterious ways. What if happiness is not all it is promised to be? What if there is another way of living where we may not find happiness all the time but, instead, find an eternal mission and destiny? That is something worth living for!