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  • Sunday Reflection – Lent II, March 1, 2026

    Born Anew John 3 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with that person.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Very…

  • Kids Korner: Lent II – Nicodemus (March 1st)

    Read John 3:1-17 with your family. This week we meet Nicodemus. He was a Pharisee, which meant he worked at the Temple in Jerusalem and he was surrounded by others who looked at Jesus with a great deal of suspicion and anger. However, Nicodemus was curious. He wanted to understand what Jesus was talking about.…

  • Lenten Study 2026 – Week 1

    Week One: Before There Were Walls This week we asked a slightly dangerous question: What did church look like before it had buildings, budgets, and bulletins? Acts 2 gives us a glimpse – people devoted to teaching, eating together, praying, sharing resources, and actually knowing one another. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t scheduled into neat 60…

  • Sunday Reflection – Lent I, February 22, 2026

    Saying No Matthew Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It…

  • Kids Korner: Lent I (February 22nd)

    Read Matthew 4:1-11 with your family. This week we heard the story about Jesus going into the wilderness – which was really more like a hot, dusty desert – to be alone with God. Sometimes when something important is about to begin, we need quiet. We need space. We need to think and pray and…

  • Journey to Jerusalem

    A modern family-friendly activity book with 60 pages full of actions, crafts, and more to help children and teens engage with the Lenten Season. . For a taste of what can be found inside:

  • Ash Wednesday Reflection – February 18, 2026

      How To Guide to Faithful Living Matthew 6  When you do good deeds, don’t try to show off. If you do, you won’t get a reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to the poor, don’t blow a loud horn. That’s what show-offs do in the synagogues and on the street corners, because…

  • Sunday Reflection – Transfiguration Sunday, February 15, 2026

    A Vision Matthew 17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then…

  • Kids Korner: Transfiguration (February 15th)

    Read Matthew 17:1-9 with your family. The Transfiguration is a big word for a simple truth: For a moment, the disciples saw who Jesus really was. Not just a teacher.Not just a miracle-worker.Not just their friend. They saw God in action. And then He went back to walking dusty roads with them. Sometimes God lets…

  • Valentine’s Day with deeper meaning

    Valentine’s Day didn’t begin with roses, chocolates, or candlelit dinners. It began with a priest. As the story is told: In the third century, under the rule of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, young men were forbidden to marry. The emperor believed single men made better soldiers than husbands and fathers. A Christian priest named…