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Nov 20_Echoes of Eden: Pool of Bethesda

John 5: 1-15, Jesus heals a paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, another place in scripture where a well invites healing and transformation.

Nov 13_Echoes of Eden: Isaac and Ishmael

Micah employs the Jewish tradition of Midrash to explore Hagar and the wilderness, the brotherly love of Isaac and Ishmael, and Abraham's last wife, Keturah.

Nov 6_Echoes of Eden: Everything Will Live

Ezekiel 47 mentions a river that flows in death valley all the way to the Dead Sea where it will give life to everything it touches. Micah discusses what this says about the nature of God, the source of indiscriminate life for ALL.

Oct 30_Echoes of Eden: Four Rivers of Eden

Micah kicks off a new series that dives into the literal and symbolic importance of water throughout scripture. This first week explores the four rivers that flow out of the garden of Eden to the entire world.

Oct 23_Heart of Awaken: Justice

Micah discusses the value of justice and its consistent thread throughout scripture.

Oct 16_Heart of Awaken: Beauty

Micah looks at the different aspects of beauty and its importance in the world we live in. The perception of beauty is an occasion for 'unselfing'

Oct 9_Heart of Awaken: Authenticity

Micah discusses the practice of being authentic and offers up what a community can look like when we fully bring ourselves.

Oct 2_Heart of Awaken: Hospitality

Micah discusses the practice of being hospitable and its importance in the life of the gospel.

Sep 25_Heart of Awaken: Holistic Faith

Revelations 21: 1-5, 10 A new heaven and a new earth is a central theme in evangelical circles, but how do we walk out a faith that integrates our realities with our hopes for the future? Micah discusses the significance of living a holistic life.

Sep 18_Heart of Awaken:Word of God Incarnate

John 1:1-14 - The Word of God incarnate, the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1), the exact representation of God (Hebrews). This is a continuation of Lost in Translation talking about the fact that the Bible "attests" to Jesus but does not supersede Jesus who is the original word.