Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation: Thomas

July 21, 2024 • Micah Witham • John 20:19–29

Micah looks at the story of Thomas in John 20:19 - 29. While Thomas is often labelled as "The Doubter", this story is intentionally included in John's gospel as an encouragement to those in the church with doubts. Even as Thomas expresses his doubts and makes his request known, Jesus moves towards him and meets him where he's at.

Lost in Translation: Judas

July 14, 2024 • Micah Witham • Matthew 26:47–50, Matthew 27:1–5, Matthew 26:14–16, Matthew 26:20–25

Micah looks at the character of Judas and the different accounts we have of his life and death. How does someone this close to Jesus make the decision to betray him?

Lost in Translation: Romans 13

July 7, 2024 • Micah Witham • Romans 13

Micah looks at Romans 13 and the instructions to the Church to submit to the governing authorities. What does Paul have in his pocket when he writes this to the Church of Rome? How are we to understand these verses for our time and our day?

Lost in Translation: Can We Trust the Bible? (Part Two)

June 30, 2024 • Micah Witham

In a follow up to last weeks message, Micah shares his thoughts on the trustworthiness of the Bible, and the position in which we hold the Bible as a faith community.

Lost in Translation: Can We Trust the Bible? (Part One)

June 23, 2024

Joel Lawrence shares about the origins of the bible, and offers his perspective on how this book came to be and its trustworthiness as God's word and a revelation of God's self. This is Part One of this discussion, and we would highly encourage you to listen to Part Two as you engage this topic.

Lost in Translation: Jacob and Esau

June 16, 2024 • Micah Witham • Genesis 27:1–29

Micah looks at Genesis 27 and the story of Jacob and Esau, but also of Rebekah. Rebekah hears a word from the Lord and works within the systems of her time to move the story of God forwards.

Lost in Translation: Abraham and Isaac

June 9, 2024 • Micah Witham • Genesis 22

Micah looks at Genesis 22 and God's request of Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.

Lost in Translation: Sheep vs Goats

September 11, 2022 • Osheta Moore • Matthew 25:31–46

Osheta Moore paints a picture of what Jesus might really mean when he foretells the separating of the sheep from the goats in Matthew 25

Lost in Translation: Practicing Co-Creation

August 28, 2022 • Kelly Chatman • Matthew 5

Reverend Kelly Chatman discusses the at times challenging messages within Matthew 5 with some real life examples of what it looks like to embody Jesus' words for the people.

Lost in Translation: Different Creation Stories

August 21, 2022 • Micah Witham • Genesis 1, Genesis 2

There are two different tellings of creation in Genesis 1 and 2. Micah pieces together the essence of this commonly misunderstood discrepancy and explores what it says about who God is.

Lost in Translation: How to Love Gay People and the Bible Pt. 2

August 14, 2022 • Micah Witham • Romans 1:18–32

This week Micah takes on Romans 1:18-32 and the patriarchal system in which it is contextualized. This discussion follows up the July 31 message on 1 Corinthians 6.

Lost in Translation: How to Love Gay People and the Bible Pt. 1

August 7, 2022 • Micah Witham • 1 Corinthians 6:9–11

Micah tackles 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, a passage at the root of many disagreements around human sexuality in the Christian Church. On August 14th Micah will engage Romans 1 as a part two if this discussion.

Lost in Translation: Pharaoh's Heart

July 24, 2022 • Micah Witham • Exodus 4:19–21

Exodus 4:19-21 Does God engineer the hardening of Pharaoh's heart against the Israelites? Micah discusses when we ourselves start to become set in ways of thinking and being.

Lost in Translation: Eating of the Firstborn

July 17, 2022 • Micah Witham • 2 Kings 6:24–33, 2 Kings 7:1–2

2 Kings 6:24-7:2 Micah tackles a real zinger of a passage where someone eats their firstborn and their neighbors children amidst a famine in Israel. What's really going on in this passage?

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