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Jenna kicks off a new series on the canticles of Christmas, songs inspired by the revelation of Christ in scripture. This week Jenna discusses the Magnificat and the complexity of hope in a world where darkness exists.

John 5: 1-15, Jesus heals a paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, another place in scripture where a well invites healing and transformation.

Micah employs the Jewish tradition of Midrash to explore Hagar and the wilderness, the brotherly love of Isaac and Ishmael, and Abraham's last wife, Keturah.

Ezekiel 47 mentions a river that flows in death valley all the way to the Dead Sea where it will give life to everything it touches. Micah discusses what this says about the nature of God, the source of indiscriminate life for ALL.

Micah kicks off a new series that dives into the literal and symbolic importance of water throughout scripture. This first week explores the four rivers that flow out of the garden of Eden to the entire world.

Micah discusses the value of justice and its consistent thread throughout scripture.

Micah looks at the different aspects of beauty and its importance in the world we live in. The perception of beauty is an occasion for 'unselfing'

Micah discusses the practice of being authentic and offers up what a community can look like when we fully bring ourselves.

Micah discusses the practice of being hospitable and its importance in the life of the gospel.

Revelations 21: 1-5, 10 A new heaven and a new earth is a central theme in evangelical circles, but how do we walk out a faith that integrates our realities with our hopes for the future? Micah discusses the significance of living a holistic life.