Tis the season for joy. Yet joy isn’t really something we can manufacture. But we can cultivate gratitude, which produces joy. However here’s the catch: there are three common things that block our gratitude receptors and keep us from the type of thank-filled life God intended for us. Let’s dig into it this Sunday as we wrap up our Ways We Come Alive series.
LAMENT (Arlene's Story)
November 13, 2022 • Arlene Smith • Psalm 30:8–12
We welcome Arlene Smith (co-leader of our Women's group and Luther Seminary student) to the Salt House microphone to share her Salt House story. Arlene will share her story of trauma and transformation. Life completely changed for Arlene and Camron with the premature birth of their twins, ten weeks early. Arlene will tell us what happened, how she deeply struggled to see God amid crisis, and what God has been doing in her life in the years since the twins’ preterm birth.
MEMORY
November 6, 2022 • Zach Herzog • Deuteronomy 24:19–22, Deuteronomy 9:7–8, 1 Samuel 7:12, Joshua 4:4–7
When so much seems lost, and our hearts break, our memories can be sacred space. This Sunday, we are celebrating All Saints Day, a time in the Church calendar where we remember those we've lost and carry with us in our hearts. And on this All Saint's Day, we will explore how we come alive through MEMORY.
FREEDOM
October 30, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • Galatians 5:1
Join us as our fall series through Ways We Come Alive draws us into a mash-up between author Cole Arthur Riley, modern-day unofficial saint and cartoonist Dan Erlander, and the teachings of Martin Luther, as we come alive to Freedom.
RAGE
October 23, 2022 • Ryan Marsh • Mark 11:12–18
Anger is likely the most misunderstood emotion, yet it’s essential to the holy task of coming alive. Come discover what divine ‘No!’ God has placed in you.
CALLING
October 16, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • 1 Samuel 3:1–10
This Sunday we explore how we come alive to our Calling. What is yours to do in this world? With all of the voices we hear and opportunities we have, how do we know which ones to follow? Join us Sunday as Pastor Sara leads us in a time to come alive to our Calling.
SHELLEY'S STORY
October 9, 2022 • Shelley Griffiths • Psalm 139:13–14
At Salt House, we believe that stories matter– our stories, the stories of others, the story of God. This Sunday, we are excited to welcome Shelley Griffiths to the Salt House microphone to share her story. Shelley is a long time friend of Pastor Sara's and part of the Salt House Online Community, joining in from Corvallis, OR. Shelley’s faith, wisdom, and love has been a gift to me and so, so many others. As she share's her story, it is an invitation for us to consider how each of us can come alive in our own stories!
WONDER
October 2, 2022 • Ryan Marsh • Luke 18:15–17
Isn't wonder wonderful? To wonder is so sensual, full of delight in the present moment, central to the practice of worship and essential to coming alive. So, how'd we lose it? And how do we gain it back? This week - Wonder!
FEAR
September 25, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • Psalm 23, John 10:10, Psalm 27, Psalm 46, Isaiah 41
Jesus came to give and show us a way that leads to life - full, abundant life! Which we're exploring in our Fall Series: Ways We Come Alive. But could this even include FEAR? This Sunday, Pastor Sara explores how FEAR does not prevent goodness and life, but is an expected part of this fullness Jesus invites us into.
PLACE + BELONGING
September 18, 2022 • Ryan Marsh
How do we come alive? Contrary to popular opinion, we can't do it alone or dislocated. We must be rooted to place and people in order to grow and that takes continued investment. Make a deposit this Sunday!
Ways We Come Alive - Series Trailer
September 18, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • John 10:10
In 1994 Fred Rogers (who you probably know as Mister Rogers) observed what is even more true today: That we are distracted by information and noise. And he wonders: how do we encourage reflection? Jesus asks this too. How to PAY ATTENTION and have the wonder and silence and eyes to see – to not miss what’s really in us and around us, this abundant life that Jesus comes to share. But – this is still a noisy world.
Join us this fall at Salt House as we lean into contemplative practice, he writings of Cole Arthur Riley and her new book This Here Flesh http://(https://colearthurriley.com/), and the invitation of Jesus to embrace abundant life!
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DIGNITY + BODY
September 11, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht
Pastor Sara launches our new fall sermon series that dares to ask: How do we live a faith that does not silence the body and spirit, but instead allows us to come alive? Through breathing and somatic practices, Holy Communion, prayer, music - all centered around the Jesus story, awaken through our fall series, "Ways We Come Alive."
