Pastor Greg introduces a special guest, Pastor Dennis Smith. Dennis currently serves as a parish associate in North Bend, OR. Before that he spent more than 40 years as a Presbyterian mission worker in Guatemala and Argentina doing communications, community radio, and studying the relationship between media and the church.Greg and Dennis talk about what it means to read the bible among those living on the margins and then discuss a familiar verse, Micah 6:8, "What does the Lord require of you? To do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God."Micah speaks to a people whose worship and public life have become disconnected. They wonder what offering might satisfy God, but Micah rejects the idea that faithfulness can be reduced to religious performance. God has already shown them what is good: do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. The passage from Micah 5 adds an important dimension. God’s promised ruler does not emerge from a center of imperial power but from little Bethlehem. This ruler will shepherd the people, and “he shall be the one of peace.” God’s peace comes through leadership rooted in humility, care, justice, and protection rather than domination.

Join Pastor Greg and Pastor Scott as they discuss the wild story of Naaman being healed from leprosy.Naaman is powerful, respected, and successful, but he is also afflicted by a disease he cannot cure. His healing comes through a surprising collection of people: an enslaved Israelite girl, a foreign prophet, and servants willing to challenge him when his pride nearly sends him home unchanged. Naaman expects healing to be dramatic and dignified. Instead, he is told to wash in the muddy Jordan. He must set aside his status, receive wisdom from people beneath him in the social order, and accept grace from the God of a nation he regards as an enemy. The passage is about physical healing, but it is also about the healing of pride, prejudice, and hostility. Naaman comes out of the water with more than restored skin. His understanding of God, himself, and other people has changed.

How did King David talk about stewardship 3,000 years ago? And can we learn from that for how we talk about stewardship today?

Join Pastor Greg and Pastor Susan as they discuss an obscure book of the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles. It turns out, many of the issues facing David and God's people are still relevant to us today.