Pastor David
Forming Christ: “Death to Self; Life in Christ” (Northview 100 years celebration)
We live in a society that wants to improve things a little bit at a time. We believe that if we just keep going with our good intentions we’ll eventually […]
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Becoming Our True Selves Forming Christ: “Problem of the False Self”
We were made by God, not just in his image, but to be his image. Fundamentally, that is who we are—the image of God. Of course, we’re not. Because we […]
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Word Made Flesh: “Sifting the Crowd”
Jesus is a figure that continues to divide people today. Who is he? Our answer to that question determines the level of authority we allow him, which determines our willingness ...
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Word Made Flesh: “Hard Road”
As Wesleyans, we believe that a believer can choose to leave Jesus. This is essential for belief itself to be real. However, it is heartbreaking when this occurs because no [&he...
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Word Made Flesh: “Choosing Wellness”
The in-breaking of the Word is sudden and surprising, yet the event does not remake us without our consent or our participation. It is an extraordinary question, “do you want [&...
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Word Made Flesh: “Be Born Again”
The process of the old world passing away is a painful one. As humans we attempt to understand and, perhaps, even try to contain the event. Jesus cuts across all […]
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Word Made Flesh: “New Temple for All People”
We often ask for renewal and pray for revival, but we seldom think of the cost. Renewal and revival are painful processes, especially to those who are committed to the […]
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Word Made Flesh: “Dawn of New Creation”
These are familiar opening words “In the Beginning. . .,” but there is a sudden twist “. . . was the word.” John whipsaws our attention between the pages...
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Living Well: “Be Good Siblings”
How is the Christ community different than other groups? If we are to be an alternative community and story to the community and story of the world, how are we […]
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Living Well: “Be Good Witnesses”
The Greek word for witness is “martyr.” Through church history the word came to mean someone who suffers and dies for their faith. This reminds us that those who proclaim [&hell...
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Sensing the Call: “Prophets”
Those who are called to be prophets within the church are given the responsibility to speak words that are given to them from God for the building up of the […]
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Breaking Idols: “Faithfulness”
God cannot be stopped in his good purposes for his whole creation. The mystery of the gospel is that God uses our own rejection and death as the means of […]
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Breaking Idols: “Undoing Death”
What is hope? A clear vision of a better future. Why is hope important? Without it we would despair and not move forward. God, out of his love for us, […]
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Breaking Idols: “Love Song”
We’re all familiar with love songs today. And, we are familiar with songs of love lost or broken. But those too are love songs. Those are songs of love gone […]
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Breaking Idols: “Gathering Exiles”
Is the God of Israel the God of the Jews only? Are the nations excluded from God’s covenant? Is Jesus’s death and resurrection only for some or for all? The […]
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Made to Lead: a Mother Knows
Leadership is about positive influence. As Jesus steps into the public spot light he shows us the importance of openly listening to women and responding to their influence. Mary...
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Good News for the Poor: “Not So Fast”
Discipleship to Jesus is costly, it’s extreme and it’s not to be entered into lightly. Are we ready to reorganize our lives around the kingdom? Will we go the distance […]
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Good News for the Poor: “Kingdom First”
Can we safely reorganize our lives around the kingdom of God that is present in Jesus Christ? Don’t we need to be wise and “help ourselves?” There is a tension […]
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Good News For The Poor: “Live Like It’s the Last Day”
“Fool” is a biblical term and category. It is the title given to the person who behaves as if there were no God or like God cannot see or like […]
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Good News for the Poor: “Desire Mercy”
The parable of the good Samaritan is a story about movement: a man was going down, robbers appear, a priest is also going down, then a Levite, then a Samaritan. […]
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