What is the primary message of Easter? So often, we make the message one that proclaims that since Jesus rose from the dead, we [...]
Resurrecting Hope
Evan R Smith2020-04-12T12:02:16-04:00At the Good Friday service, we talked about waiting without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing. But aren't we called [...]
Learning to Lament Again is Killing Me
Evan R Smith2020-04-12T11:56:32-04:00Second Church normally does not have a Good Friday service, but given the state of our world now, a service centered around the themes [...]
The Upside-Down
Evan R Smith2020-04-05T16:56:49-04:00The kingdom of God is one in which things are often apparently contradictory. It's when I'm weak that I'm strong. Greatness is found in [...]
A Tale of Two Sorrows
Evan R Smith2020-03-30T14:09:47-04:00Peter and Judas both betrayed Jesus and both felt immense sorrow, but Peter took the steps that led to repentance and restoration. Judas did [...]
Under Pressure
Evan R Smith2020-03-23T17:38:53-04:00After the last supper, Jesus and his disciples went to the Garden of Gethsemane; the word "Gethsemane" means, "a place where olives are pressed." [...]
Guess Who’s Betraying at Dinner?
Evan R Smith2020-03-08T21:27:30-04:00We know that Judas is the one who betrayed Jesus, and yet Jesus said it would be the one who dipped their hand in [...]
The Cost of Discipleship
Evan R Smith2020-03-01T15:56:49-05:00After Jesus has entered Jerusalem for what would be the last time before his death, Matthew relates the story of the chief priests conspiring [...]
Our Relation to Others
Evan R Smith2020-02-16T17:45:47-05:00The Sermon on the Mount, Jesus' longest sermon recorded in scripture, includes many timeless bits of wisdom, such as "turn the other cheek" and [...]
Being Salt & Light Without Lite Salt
Evan R Smith2020-02-09T17:45:21-05:00Jesus said that his disciples were the salt of the earth and the light of the world, and the amazing thing about both salt [...]