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May 4, 2020

In the second Israelite creation narrative the Divine tells us who we are — made from the dust. Now the Divine tells us what to do — till it and keep it. Humankind is placed in the garden of Eden and given this vocation. But what does that mean? And how do we do this? And what is our current pandemic teaching us about our ecological crisis?

May 4, 2020

In great Hebrew poetry, the writers of Genesis 2 remind us of one truth - we are made from the dust. We are walking, talking, thinking, eating, feeling, loving, dirt animated by the Divine. Don't miss the miracle. This is a profound statement about the value and fragility of all humankind.

May 4, 2020

Our culture lives and moves at an unsustainable pace. The phrase "fast food" is simply a symptom of a great problem. But we don't have to live this way. Now more than ever the counter-cultural act of keeping a Sabbath is imperative.
Stopping - Resting - Being - Enjoying
This is not a luxury - it's a necessity.

Mar 25, 2020

In light of recent COVID-19 developments, Cody shares a message on managing disruption.

Mar 8, 2020

Subdue! Dominion!

These are the two words given to us in Genesis 1. These two words have been used for conquest, colonization, genocide, raping, and environmental degradation. But these words were never intended to be justification for anthropocentricity. These are words for responsibility. And it's more urgent now than ever. The future of the planet is at stake. How we exercise our power on this earth determines our future.

Mar 1, 2020

Special guest Norman Wirzba joins us at VL. He is an author, speaker, and Professor of Theology and Ecology at Duke Divinity School.

Feb 23, 2020

What does it mean to "subdue the earth" and "have dominion" over it? We can understand this as a license to exploit our world or an opportunity to heal our world. How will we use our power? How will we rule as “Image bearers of God"?

Feb 9, 2020

As the creation poem reaches its crescendo, the priestly writers make it a point to describe the essence of humankind. How do they do this? By borrowing a culturally familiar and loaded phrase from the Ancient Near East: "image of God". What does it mean to be made in the image of God?

Feb 5, 2020

The Divine is the source of ALL things, the energy behind ALL things, and the light within ALL things. Because of this, we discover that at the heart of the material is the spiritual. The natural is the supernatural. There is no separation.

Jan 27, 2020

“Then Elohim said.” In this one statement we have the word of God as the source, spark, and energy behind the evolutionary unfolding universe. This inevitably means Creation is the word of God. God reveals God's self through creation. The question is, "Are we aware of it?"

Jan 20, 2020

In Genesis 1, Elohim does not create something out of nothing. There is something already there. A pre-existing chaotic matter known as a formless void and a darkness that covers the face of the deep. Out of this chaos, Elohim brings forth order. Why does this matter? When you have been exiled to Babylon and torn from your people, land, and temple, knowing Elohim brings order out of chaos is deeply personal.

Jan 12, 2020

The two Genesis creation poems are not answering modern questions about how the earth was created but ancient questions about who we are and why we are here. These perennial questions have been asked for thousands of years. In this sermon, we examine these questions and discover how the ancient Israelites saw God, themselves, and the earth.

Jan 6, 2020

Connections Pastor and communicator Thomas Horton shares a message with the VL family to kick off the New Year.

Jan 6, 2020
As we come to the end of Ruth, we find the story coming full circle. Ruth the widow meets a husband. The childless Naomi finds new life in a baby born to Ruth. God takes the tragic, sorrowful, painful, the unjust and uses what would destroy you to transform you. All the loss, hurt, criticism, failure, mistakes, and bad choices that happened to us can be turned into something else, something new, something we never would have been able to create on our own.
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