Following Jesus
sermon series this month

For much of 2008, we will "live" with the Gospel of Mark as it focuses on following Jesus. We will walk with the followers of Jesus as they trek all over the region of Galilee with Jesus and learn what it means to be Jesus' disciples. Listen to audios.

St Mark by Agnolo Branzino.
Oil on wood, 1525.

Taking Inventory / Pastor Dan Baumgartner
There is a lot of unsettling news close at hand. Hurricanes ravage the Caribbean and the Gulf. A New York Times Magazine article navigates the layered complexities of hostile situations in Pakistan and Afghanistan. An increasingly nasty and polarizing presidential campaign is in process.

How, Then, Shall We Vote? / Tim Burgess
In a couple of weeks we will vote, taking part in an American ritual that is the bedrock of our democracy. I suspect many of us don’t feel comfortable discussing religion and politics in the same breath. Or we may buy into the belief, common around here, that these topics don’t mix; that matters of faith are strictly private and shouldn’t intrude on the public square...

Unhinging the Power of Remembrance / Mark Cutshall
It was a simple question I had asked numerous friends over the years, one that almost always ignited worthwhile conversation. This past summer, Steve Hayner, a pastor-leader I had admired from afar for years, stood a few feet away from me, leading a workshop on church evangelism at Whitworth University’s Institute of Ministry, which my family and I attended in July. Early in his talk, Steve paused and raised the same question I had grown so used to asking others...

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