This past Sunday, at The Gathering, we continued the series "Growing in Grace".
The band performed songs by Florence and the Machine, Marvin Gaye, Dan Deitrich, and more.
Growing in Grace, The Prequel
This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, the new series for the fall, "Growing in Grace," was kicked off. Over the next few months, we will reflect on the Grace of God and not only how it changes us, but why.
The band performed songs by Billie Eilish, Alex Warren, The Killers, and more.
The Last Parable - Mic Drop
This past Sunday at Storyline's Gathering, we concluded our summer series on the stories Jesus told by examining the way he concluded the most famous speech in the history of the world.
The band performed songs by Sara Bareilles, Elton John, Pat Barrett, and more.
Ecologically Naive Courage
Life can be exhausting and lonely when we try to go it alone. Jesus knew this and offered a different way forward.
This past Sunday, the series on the stories Jesus told continued with a look at one of his most famous parables.
The band performed songs by Fleetwood Mac, U2, Andra Day, and more.
The Light We Find in Darkness: Beauty and Community
There are so many things about life that are complicated and even confusing. We don't always see everything clearly. Jesus seemed to understand how hard this is for us.
This past Sunday, the community wondered together about Jesus' parable about waiting in the dark, and learned about life there.
The band performed songs by Oasis, Tori Kelly, Ellie Holcomb, David Ramirez, and more.
Make Life Make Sense
So much of life's complexity does not exist in the answer to "what"...what do we want, what do we want to avoid, what are we after? "What" is what religion is all about. But Jesus and His Way are different. He insists the secret to life is not in "what"—it is in "how." How do we get what we want? How do we avoid what entraps us? How do we find what we're after?
This past Sunday, we considered one of Jesus's stories that lays out the HOW of life.
The band performed songs by Sam Bush, Ken Yates, and more.
Monkey First, Do Over, Swing Away
Several years ago, Storyline met at Lincoln Township Park in Stevensville for the entire summer. This past Sunday, the gathering returned for an outdoor event at the park.
The band performed songs by Tom Petty, Maggie Rogers, The Native Sibling, and more.
Lost & Found
Modern culture can oftentimes make us feel lost and unheard. At this past Sunday’s Gathering, we continued looking at the stories Jesus told by considering several parables that remind us that God notices, seeks, and rejoices over us.
The band performed songs by Lauren Daigle, Carolina Liar, Pink Floyd, and Ruth B.
Worthy of Love
This past Gathering, we explored how loving ourselves matters in the bigger picture of our participation in God's invitation of love.
The band performed songs by the Killers, Sara Reeves, REND Collective, and more.
Pharisee and Tax Collector
How do we move forward? Move on? Grow? Change? These are constant themes and questions in our real life. Often, we look to God for the strength to help us do what we need to do. But Jesus had another plan entirely.
At this past Gathering, we considered the surprising story Jesus told to set us on the path to flourishing.
The band performed songs by The Beatles, Tom Petty, Eminem, and more.
The Great Banquet
Jesus had a way of saying so much in a story—so much about the human condition, about our condition, that we probably could never be told directly.
At this past Gathering, a parable of Jesus was considered that reveals all of our best excuses in life for exactly what they are.
The band performed songs by U2, Ryan Adams, Joel Houston, and more.
Prodigal Father
This past Sunday was Father's Day, and whether you celebrate or mourn this day, it is always good to be together. We looked at a story that Jesus tells that demonstrates how well he knows and understands us.
The band performed songs by Crosby, Stills and Nash, Brandon Lake, Ellie Holcomb, Ben Riedel, and more.
But I, But God
We live in a world of credentials and qualifications, where everyone expects everyone else to have the right skills, abilities, and even perspectives.
Is that how God is?
At this past Gathering, we considered what Jesus thinks qualifies us for life.
The band performed songs by Radiohead, Coldplay, Tom Odell, and Will Reagan.
Hidden Treasure
Big life events are a cause for celebration.
At this past Gathering, graduating seniors were celebrated while considering what Jesus has to say about living life abundantly.
The band performed songs by Kelly Clarkson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Miley Cyrus, and Hollow Coves.
Wheat or Weeds?
So many of Jesus' stories are centered around agriculture. Maybe He is trying to tell us something about life, and how it comes to us and through us. At this past Sunday's Storyline's Gathering, another of Jesus' parables about growing, changing, and flourishing was considered.
The band performed songs by Kacey Musgraves, Fleetwood Mac, Alabama Shakes and more.