by Pastor Gina Johnson What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. So here we are in week six of

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Pastor Gina Johnson So last week Esther entered th

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Pastor Gina It's just very interesting as I look a

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Pastor Gina Johnson So here we are in week three o

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Pastor Gina Johnon All right. So last week, as we

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Gina Johnson So this morning, I have to tell you,

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them . by Gina Johnson So, how often have you ever noticed

What follows is a transcript of Guest Speaker Elena Huegel's message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Elena Huegel 2 Corinthians 4:1-12.

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Pastor Gina Johnson The Buddha, when he would come

What follows is a transcript of Guest Speaker Pat Immel's message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. by Pat Immel So before we start, I want t

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. A Message from Pastor Gina Johnson I remember when I

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. A Message by Pastor Gina Meaningful, but maybe they'r

What follows is a transcript of Pastor Gina’s message from our Sunday morning gathering. We share these messages on our blog for those who appreciate the opportunity to read the sermon again—whether for deeper reflection, personal study, or a quieter moment of prayer and introspection. As you read, we invite you to linger with the words, notice what resonates, and remain open to how God may be speaking to you through them. By Pastor Gina Johnson So, as I go into today's messa

by Pastor Gina Johnson Let us pick up with our wonderful story regarding Josiah. If you guys remember last time, this little 10-year-old boy is confused by the list on the fridge and he's thinking to himself, man, like he's 10 and why is this feeling heavy for him? And he decides to throw on a coat and sneak out to his favorite spot. And his favorite spot happens to be at the end of the block where the street light has been burnt out for quite some time. And he goes to sit th

by Pastor Gina Johnson As we come to our fourth week of Advent, I want to begin with just visiting our little friend, Josiah. So, for those of you who haven't been with us, we've been following a story that goes with this lantern about a young boy named Josiah who was caught up in feeling a little bit gloomy and watching his mom and looking at to-do lists. One night, he decides to go and take a walk and he gets to the end of a street where he likes to sit and think. And the r

A letter to Our Readers by Pastor Gina Johnson As I am sitting here writing this, it's hard to believe Christmas is only 10 days away and 2026 is right around the corner. Wow, how time flies! Around my place kids are anticipating finals, ready for 2 weeks of freedom, and of course excited for the celebration of Christmas and NYE. As one of my daughters turned 20 and another one is graduating, I can't help but think about the many seasons of life. I often reflect on Solomon's

Advent is a season of anticipation, a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. In the midst of a busy, chaotic world, it can be easy to lose sight of hope. In this sermon, Pastor Gina shares the story of Josiah and the lantern—a simple yet powerful reminder that even the smallest light can guide us through darkness. As we reflect on Jesus’ first message in Galilee, we are invited to recognize the hope within us and share it with others. Whether through a smile, a

by Pastor Gina Johnson Well, so here we are in our third week of this walking down the road backwards with Jesus. And so it started off where we got invited to come and sit on the shore and have breakfast. That's where things began. In that time, we felt the welcome of Jesus. Then in that second week, we met Levi, the tax collector, and we saw how Jesus doesn't only welcome you, but he gives you that opportunity to belong. And so today, we will continue on our journey. But th

by Pastor Gina Johnson So last week we started this journey, this backwards journey and we started by the fire. And today we are going to be at the table. And so last week, Jesus met us in our real lives, not necessarily our picture perfect lives or our best selves, but he met us there on the shoreline and maybe some of us were tired and overwhelmed and still feeling a little doubtful, still wondering what we're gonna do from here and just trying to make it. But this week as

by Pastor Gina Johnson I know I've shared with you all many times that after Halloween, I feel like I blink and it's Christmas, you know, and I felt that throughout my entire life, but have six kids and then you really feel it or become a grandparent and you really feel it or you know, something of that nature. You really feel it. And so I didn't even blink and I looked online and I'm like what 40 some days till Christmas, you know that as of today, it's 47 days till Christma