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Big Idea: Every once-in-a-while life requires us to think again about what matters, and make decisions. Are we in or are we out? If we're in, God want us to be "all in."

Big Idea: When God is leading the people through big change -- going from one side of the river to another -- God asks the saints to recognize what to hold onto from the tradition and what new leadership is required.

Big Idea: When we are faced with making decisions about what paths to take in life, how much better it would be if only we could see the outcome. But the God we worship doesn't work like that. We only get to feel God's promises, indirectly. But they are the only real and trustworthy promises, nonetheless.

Big Idea: There are thousands of ways that false "gods" appear in modern society -- the business of sports, consumerist culture, "blood and soil," even the "nation state" when it becomes all demanding. They all can look enticing, but all will ultimately fail us.

The Big Idea: Those places where God is active, those sites where we perceive the activity of God, those places are sacred. Anywhere can be "holy ground" when God chooses to appear.

The Big Idea: Jesus is with all those others - the foreigner, the naked and the hungry. We don't have a monopoly on Jesus' presence. He is with everyone, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Following Jesus means welcoming the vulnerable. Period.

The Big Idea: Making music with others with the human voice is a powerful antidote to fear and helplessness. That's why so often the powerless employ song to connect at a deep level with each other and with God.