Pasadena Mennonite Church

What are the stories that form you? There are so many stories that shape us and many that lie to us — we must be good story tellers ourselves. Telling stories about the creating God, a story bigger than just ourselves but that encompass all Creation, about a God who creates life and peace from… Read more

Looking at Luke 16:19-31, Jason Smith once again wove in art as an example to look at the gospel from a new angle. Jason began with an invitation to consider negative space, telling a story of a Dutch artist visiting the Moorish palace of Alhambra in Spain. “He had visited this beautiful Moorish site before… Read more

Melissa Spolar preached on September 8th on the story of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz from Ruth 1:19-22. She began with an invitation for us to think about our lowest point in life — and to sit with that feeling in preparation of thinking about Naomi. After both of Naomi’s sons die, Naomi encourages her daughters-in-law… Read more

Tim Reardon preached from Luke 13:31 – 14:7 where Jesus, eating in the home of an elite Pharisee, is confronted with a man in need of healing. In first century Palestine, who you eat with and where they sit affect who gets to eat — as well as demonstrating power and social control. And to… Read more

At the end of August, Rob Muthiah concluded our summer series on the Sermon on the Mount with Matthew 5:27-32 — a passage on divorce and adultery. Rob reminds us that the Sermon on the Mount has been important in the Mennonite tradition — as a call to whole-hearted discipleship that we are all called… Read more

Lisa Thornton continued the Summer on the Mount series with the scripture passage Matthew 5:21-26 — which begins with the reminder of the injunction against murder historically given to the Jews, and continues with instruction on the importance of relationship. Lisa unpacks the passage as preceded by the statement that unless our righteousness exceeds that… Read more