This week, we will look at photography expressing joy in the midst of challenge. Get ready for a lot of kid cuteness. I invite you to the spiritual practice called Visio Divina - praying with our eyes. We are wired in different ways. Some of us connect with God through words, reading Scripture. For others, music or sound helps us relate to the encounter of the divine. Visio Divina (Divine Seeing) ...  Read More

It is an incredibly busy time here at The Gathering, and a lot of ways for you to take a step forward in your faith. The Easter season is all about new life and to experience something new in your life, you often have to try something you haven’t done before. Here are some ideas for what that next step could be for you. 1. If you are relatively new here at The Gathering or having been coming a whi...  Read More

Flippin’Turnin’Churnin’Tables flyingIn the air like dramatic declarations of what was good and GodlyAnd what was notOf what was acceptable behavior in God’s house of prayerAnd what was notA line was crossedA law was brokenA sacred moment was destroyedYou don’t make money by using Jesus’ name or likenessYou don’t speak for Him in his houseYou don’t take advantage of the Son’s reputation and make co...  Read More

Welcome“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars,” says a motivational poster in countless high school classrooms right now. It's a lovely sentiment, encouraging us all to set our sights high, but it doesn’t account for the inevitable disappointment that comes with missing the mark. Unmet expectations create disappointment.Opening PrayerGod, Thank You for bringing us toget...  Read More

Content Warning: Language cups, plates, scatteredspaghetti massacre on laps.all the restaurant alert&this ga'damn tvsayin' WE lost!white girls vanishthe whole world grit they teeth,but a black girl's disappearancewarrants city wide curfews;a second silencing60 black girls ghost    //in the nation's capital&my phone never rang about it!64,000 in the world&Lady Gaga ain’t sanging bout it.whole world...  Read More

"I Feel Sorry for Jesus" by Naomi Shihab Nye (read by Kelley Weber) John 2:13-24Jesus in Jerusalem at Passover13 It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 He found in the temple those who were selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as those involved in exchanging currency sitting there. 15 He made a whip from ropes and chased them all out of the temple, incl...  Read More