We Are Family

Rev. Nick Cheek Acts 2: 42-47 and Mark 3: 20-35 In our passage this morning, Jesus is teaching in a neighborhood house…. And the house is so packed with folks that people have begun spilling out into the streets. Suddenly, someone in the crowd interrupts Jesus and...

Forgiveness Without a Ledge

Rev. Nick Cheek Psalm 103: 1-12 and Matthew 18: 21-35 Scientists have spent years studying how forgiveness works, and they’ve uncovered some fascinating insights. Did you know… that animals know how to forgive? Scientists have observed reconciliation after conflict...

Clothed in Christ

Rev. Nick Cheek Galatians 3:26-29 and Colossians 3:5-17 Every Sunday, I wear this. It’s called a Geneva gown. This black robe was once commonly worn in public by those with academic credentials. In the Reformed tradition, it came to symbolize the importance of...

Knock Knock

Rev. Nick Cheek  Knock, Knock”  Luke 11:1-13   Knock, knock. Who’s there? Luke. Luke who? Luke through the peephole and find out. Knock, knock.Who’s there? Noah. Noah who? Noah good place we can find an ark around here? Knock knock. Who’s there? To....

Never Forsaken

Rev. Rebecca M. Heilman-Campbell Mark 5: 21 – 43, Mark 15: 33 – 39 “What about my dog?” This was a question that was asked to me by a patient in the cancer unit during my summer as a chaplain. She was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and processing what...