Summer and our series on "Love Story" draw to a close with an exclamation point as we discover together why Jesus used stories (parables), how he used them, and why they matter now.
OUR PEOPLE, OUR STORY
September 3, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht
Our Love Story summer series culminates with our people at Salt House sharing a portion of their stories. We've got an open mic style sermon this week where folks from Salt House shared about the people who have had impact on their own stories. Good stuff.
SEAN & JENNY'S STORY - ADOPTION
August 27, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht, Sean & Jenny Boyer
Sean and Jenny Boyer share their story of fostering and adopting two of their sons.
PEOPLE WHO USED TO BE OUR PEOPLE
August 20, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht
Pastor Sara is back this Sunday to continue our conversation on Love Story - a theme woven throughout her three-month sabbatical. Be there: to hear a fresh invitation to own your story within the larger story of God.
TERRY KYLLO | NEIGHBORS IN FAITH
August 13, 2017 • Terry Kyllo
We welcome Pastor Terry Kyllo to Salt House! He has recently started a non-profit called Neighbors in Faith. He and others are working to build relationships between Christians and Muslims, both individuals and communities. We'll get to hear a bit of his story of feeling called into this work, and an invitation to build diverse relationships in our own lives.
DANI'S STORY - 5 SUMMERS
July 30, 2017 • Dani Dodge
Dani Dodge is an artist. That's just the short story. As we all face many transitions throughout our life, transitions seem to be the one constant. Dani shares her story and describes some of the transitions in her life that led her to where she is right now, working as a full time artist. Join us for a story and stay for the art.
THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY
July 23, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice - and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
GOD'S LOVE ENDURES FOREVER
July 16, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
Psalm 136 tells the story of creation and the story of Israel by repeating a refrain after every single event: "for God's steadfast love endures forever." Catch that? After ever. Single. Event. What does it look like for us to view our lives and world through the lens of God's steadfast love? How do we see that love in us, for us, and through us in hard times? In confusing times? In joyful times? In in-between times? Join us this week as we ask those questions together.
THE STORY OF RUTH - PART 2
July 9, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
What's the story of your family? Chances are, 'story' isn't quite the right word - there are probably many, many stories that express who your family is and how you got there. This week, we'll finish reading the story of Ruth as she, Naomi, and Boaz become an unusual and yet beautiful story of how surprising family can be, and how much bigger the meaning of 'family' is than we often think.
THE STORY OF RUTH - PART 1 (poor audio)
July 2, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
(Sorry the audio quality ain't so great) What difference does one life, one family, one story make? When the world is arguing about immigration, exclusion, empire, and power, how do we live? This week we'll start looking at the story of Ruth: the story of one small family who choose each other, over and over again, and in doing so, transform the world.
RYAN'S STORY | UNINVITED GUEST
June 25, 2017 • Ryan Phillips
Hearing another person's story can open us up to a deeper, truer reality. And in many ways, hearing someone's story sparks in us the faith to trust in God's enduring presence. So, this Sunday, we will hear a story from someone in the Salt House community. Ryan Phillips and his family lived in India for over ten years and he will share with us a part of his journey while living there.
CREATION STORY 2
June 18, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
The bible tells us two completely different stories about how things came to be. In one, God creates by word; in another, God creates by fashioning beings out of mud, dust, and breath. Why two stories? How are they different? This week we'll use the practice of Lectio Divina, 'holy reading,' to listen carefully to the second creation story.
CREATION STORY 1
June 11, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
The stories we tell about how things begin, where things come from, are stories that matter. They shape and reflect how we treat one another and the world. So how does the Ike tell that story? Why does an ancient story of beginnings still matter now?
UNDERSTANDING
June 4, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
The Jesus story in Acts gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger every week - from a small group of disciples to 'the ends of the earth.' This Sunday we revel in the joy of diverse voices, nations, and languages all speaking and listening to each other as we celebrate Pentecost! When the Holy Spirit arrives, things happen: fires are lit, voices are heard, stories are shared, walls are broken down.
LECTIO DIVINA ON ACTS 1
May 28, 2017 • Katy McCallum-Sachse
The beginning of the book of Acts is actually the end of the story for Jesus' ministry on earth. It's a grand shift from the story of Jesus to the story of the Church and the promise of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday, we contemplate and respond to this movement and it's implications for our lives through worship, our shared life together, and the ancient practice of Lectio Divina.
