Message: “Barbarians” from Steve Sylvester

by | Jul 28, 2025

A message from the series “Be Still and Know That I Am God.” Roman soldiers coined the phrase Barbarian in reference to the unfamiliar language of the Germanic tribes who sounded as if they were saying “barbarbar.” As we continue our summer series “Be still and know that I am God,” we return to an old, and odd, story, the Tower of Babel. It’s difficult actually to listen to God when we are hell-bent on trying to dislodge God. That’s certainly not something we do these days, of course, but maybe this story is still worth a listen.

Message: “Captain Not So Obvious ” from Steve Sylvester

by | Jul 21, 2025

A message from the series “Be Still and Know That I Am God.” We continue with our summer series, “Be still and know that I am God.” It can be very difficult to drop our expectations of God in order actually to be confronted by God. As Elijah discovered, this can lead to confusion, frustration, misunderstanding, you name it.

Message: “Unquiet Minds” from Steve Sylvester

by | Jul 14, 2025

A message from the series “Be Still and Know That I Am God.” Today we begin our second summer series: “Be still and know that I am God.” Remember when you were young, coming up out of the pool with water in your ear that you couldn’t shake out? For as long as that water was in there, the voices of people around you were dull and hollow, making them difficult to understand. Adam and Eve, the archetypes of our humanity, experienced a similar thing. The desire to be like God was so stuck in their minds–and their hearts–that they could not be still and hear God’s voice.