Series: Tell Me Something Good
March 22, 2026 | Rev. Brooke Heerwald Steiner
Immigration may feel like a hot topic in today’s headlines, but it’s actually an ancient story. The Bible is full of travelers, strangers, and outsiders—people searching for safety, belonging, and somewhere to call home. And woven throughout those stories is a steady reminder: a community’s faithfulness is revealed in how it treats those who are most vulnerable—foreigners, widows, children, and the poor. So this week, we’ll dive in together—exploring what it might look like to build a community where people aren’t just welcomed, but truly able to thrive.
Series Information
Lent began as a season when new believers prepared for baptism by learning what lies at the heart of Christianity. Our Lenten worship series returns us to what was central in Jesus’ own life and ministry: radical welcome, love of neighbor, care for the vulnerable, feeding the hungry, and nonviolence in the face of injustice. At the core of his teaching is liberation, mercy, grace, and love—truly good news for all—though in our time his words are often softened or distorted. Jesus’ ministry can be described as “radical” which comes from the Latin word “radicalis,” meaning “root” or “ground.” Therefore, the good news should bring us back to our roots. Can we be “good news” people in a world too often burdened by bad news?
This good news is joyful and abundant—like fine wine at a feast, a mustard seed growing, perfume poured out, bread multiplied for the hungry—alive in the world and meant to take root in us. May this Lent ground our hearts in God’s expansive goodness and move us to become people who embody and share that good news in a world longing to see, hear, and taste what is truly good.
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