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Worship for The First Sunday in Lent
Wherever we are, God meets us and calls us to service and salvation. Worship with us!

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 21, 20211 min read
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My Salvation and Yours
If we want to leap into the arms of God, we must first help our neighbor get free of whatever ties that bind them.

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 19, 20211 min read
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Ash Wednesday
Again and again, we return to the season of Lent. February 17 is Ash Wednesday, the first day in Lent. This 40-day period leading up to...

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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February 14 Worship Service
The cross of Christ frees us from chasing success and running away from failure. Worship with us today!

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 14, 20211 min read
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A Way That's Uniquely Right For You
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them....

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Make Your House a Home for Christ
Writing sermons is like making movies. Some interesting stuff always winds up on the cutting room floor. Here is something from the...

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 10, 20212 min read
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February 7 Worship: Service, Struggle, and Prayer.
During the pandemic, our days may be boring or crazy, but if we're following Jesus, each day can still be meaningful. Worship with us and...

Marvin Lindsay
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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January 31 Worship: When to Cross the Line
Worship with us today! Pastor Jon preaches from 1 Corinthians 8; the bans performs "Beloved" by Derek Webb, and we sing the classic hymn...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 31, 20211 min read
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Praying Out Loud
In several surveys, fear of public speaking outranks fear of death as people’s number one fear. If that’s the case, I imagine fear of...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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Hope and Strategy
We read Isaiah 49:1–12 for our morning devotion today. It’s a prophecy directed to the Jewish exiles in the land of Babylon. The...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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January 24 Worship Service
Worship with us today! Our music lifts up Jesus's call to follow him, and the sermon challenges us to make God the object of our heart's...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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The Way Out of a Spiritual Crisis
A member of the congregation loaned me a book, The Sure Victory, by Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Also known by her given name, Soong Mei-ling,...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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How to Be a Christian Citizen on Inauguration Day
Before the election I wrote an article titled, “How to be a Christian on Election Day.” Here is an updated version for Inauguration Day....

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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Come and See
Is there a church out there that doesn't wound its own? A church where you don't have to check your brain at the door? A church that...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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Meaning Making Machines
Michael Maddaus was the juvenile delinquent son of a violent alcoholic step-father and suicidal mother. To avoid doing prison time, he...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 14, 20212 min read
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A Call Story
On January 17 and 24 we are going to hear two stories about Jesus calling disciples to follow him. Here and there over the next two weeks...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 13, 20212 min read
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January 10 Worship Service
Worship with us this Sunday! We are singing praise to God, learning what it means to be baptized, and welcoming new members to our...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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Truth, Lies & Politics
Politicians aren’t known for their honesty. “I am not a crook,” and “I did not have sexual relations with that woman,” are two memorable...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 9, 20212 min read
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the only thing you can change is yourself
Last Sunday, I asked you to pray the Serenity Prayer with me in 2021. The Serenity Prayer is attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, a 20th...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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The Serenity Prayer in a National Crisis
Sunday I asked you to join with me and pray the Serenity Prayer in 2021. The prayer goes like this: God, grant me the grace to accept...

Marvin Lindsay
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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