Christ’s Authentically Loving Community Geoff Ziegler, September 29, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EFIB8amDO0 About a month ago there was a lengthy essay in the Sunday New York Times entitled “Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?” As you might know, the US Surgeon General issued a warning on the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation.” Study…
The Challenge of a Loving Community Geoff Ziegler, September 22, 2024 Have you ever been part of a group where everything just seemed to click, where everyone in it felt like they fit? Perhaps you were part of a sports club that just had a deep sense of camaraderie, and it didn’t matter whether…
Project Zion Part 3: The Purpose Geoff Ziegler, August 25, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEtLHJk2Pw Intro … Quiet gets your attention, doesn’t it? We notice silence. We notice it, I think, because it is so rare. And often this silence is unsettling. Some of you may have heard of the recent psychology study focusing on people’s ability to…
Project Zion Part 2: The Pathway Geoff Ziegler, August 18, 2024 When I was on our school basketball team, in the locker room before we went out on the court, we would do what probably every other boys’ basketball team did. We would pop into a boom box a mix tape and crank up…
Project Zion Part 1: The Problem Geoff Ziegler, August 11, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzIxCSdfg_0 In a recent poll, 90% of American adults agreed that we are currently as a nation in a mental health crisis. 90%! I didn’t think it was possible to get 90% of Americans to agree on anything, but 90% of Americans agreed…
Our Unfathomable God Geoff Ziegler, July 14, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXN2V1bLX7Q&t=2s So, in the past few weeks, as we’ve been studying Romans 9-11, we’ve been considering two things. At one level, the explicit focus of our passage is the confusing story of Israel. How is it that the people God loves, the people God has made…
The Victory of God’s Mysterious Mercy Geoff Ziegler, July 7, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toszRva8Xx0&t=2s One of the great challenges of the Christian life is that often when we look around us, we don’t see evidence that God is gracious. Instead, if anything it feels like we see evidence that God is not good. We might find…
We love our community! We’re inviting Hinsdale and anyone who lives nearby to join us for a fun time to celebrate the end of summer. Award-winning barbecue, a great DJ, a bouncy house, and good vibes all around. Join us on August 25 from 5-8 PM at 201 N. Oak St in Hinsdale (the lawn…
Stumbling Over Grace (Romans 9-10) Geoff Ziegler, June 30, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89IRe_66u_8&t=2s Our passage this morning teaches something that is both surprising and, I hope we will see, something that is also deeply relevant to our lives. Sometimes, one of the hardest things to do is to receive a gift. One of the most basic questions in…
By Grace Alone Geoff Ziegler, June 23, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT4TIiZx8Aw One time during Jesus’ ministry a cocky rich kid comes up to Jesus looking for some life pointers. “Good teacher, what do I need to do to inherit eternal life.” And Jesus looks at him and instead of giving him a direct answer, asks him a…