That the Works of God Might Be Seen in Them
"Who sinned, this man or his parents?" That's the question that opens John 9 — and it's a question that still gets asked, in different words, about anyone whose body or identity doesn't fit the frameworks we're handed.
In this guest message, Esther Loewen — a licensed marriage and family therapist and former pastor — walks through three places where the story of the man born blind in John 9 echoes her own experience, and the experience of many trans people today: being treated as a puzzle to solve rather than a person, the holiness of embodied transformation, and the demand to testify again and again before being believed. Esther shares pieces of her own transition story and ends with a question for the whole church to sit with: if God were doing something sacred in the life of a trans person, would you be able to see it?
Good News in a Body
On Pride Sunday, guest preacher Jaz Bowen-Waring (Lutheran pastor and founder of Queerfully and Wonderfully Made) brings a message rooted in Luke 4 and the incarnation: when Jesus stood up in the synagogue and declared, "Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing," everything changed.
THE GREAT COMMISSION
In this message from Matthew 28, Pastor Craig unpacks Jesus's final words to his disciples — "go and make disciples of all nations" — and challenges the version of the Great Commission that turns people into recruiting targets and measures spiritual maturity by how many people you bring through the doors. Instead, he traces the words of Jesus and the life of Paul to reveal a commission built not on numbers or conversions, but on something far more radical: learning to love yourself, your neighbor, your enemies, and ultimately, God with your whole heart.
The Sheep And The Goats
In this week's message, Pastor Craig Hadley dives into Jesus' apocalyptic sermon of Matthew 24–25 — and the four parables that close it out. We're talking wars, darkness, servants burying their money, and a final judgment that flips everyone's expectations upside down.
The Parable of the Vineyard
In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable where workers hired at different hours all receive the same pay — and the ones who worked longest are furious.
Forgiving the Unforgivable
Pastor Craig Hadley discusses the Christian journey of forgiveness, and how we trust Jesus Christ can teach us how to forgive all things---including the unforgivable.
The Wonder Women of Matthew
Madison Brown tells the story of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, and how their lives lead us into a greater understanding of God's love.
The Canaanite Woman
Pastor Craig Hadley dives into one of the most uncomfortable stories about Jesus in all of the Gospels, and asks what it all means for us as we live in 2026 and beyond.
The Parable of the Sower
Pastor Craig Hadley dives into the Parable of the Sower and talks about how we cheapen the parables of Jesus whenever we believe there is only one correct interpretation.
Scandalous Snacks
Pastor Craig Hadley discusses a seemingly insignificant story about the disciples eating a snack on the side of the road. This conversation leads us through 3000 years of history, AI memes from the White House, and the modern grocery store aisle.
From Flight to Calling
Christian Barrera-Sandri looks into Matthew 28, where Jesus meets his disciples and commissions them. It is the same people who fled and doubted that they were chosen. For the hesitant, the wounded, the ones who bite their tongues and still feel the pull to love we learn many things from Matthew's resurrection story.
Life, Death, & Life Again
Pastor Craig Hadley discusses Holy Saturday, the day between the crucifixion and the resurrection, and what it can teach us about love, doubt, grief, and belief.
The Sermon on Mission
Pastor Craig Hadley brings up five points about the context of Jesus' second sermon in Matthew, and then reimagines the sermon for our modern world.
The Miracles of Jesus
Pastor Craig Hadley discusses how all of the miracles in Matthew 8-9 are an invitation from Jesus Christ into a deeper way of life.
The Sermon on the Mount
Pastor Craig Hadley discusses the context around the Sermon on the Mount, and then reimagines Jesus Christ's sermon in a way that reveals what these words mean to him.
The Lost Sheep
Everett, Millie, Luca, Ellis, and Willowbee sit down with Pastor Craig Hadley to discuss what the Parable of the Lost Sheep means to them.
The Aftermath of Belonging
This sermon will challenge listeners to pay attention to how the ancient characters of the Bible responded to forced displacement and what that might mean for Christians today.
Ten Questions for Ten Years
To celebrate the ten year anniversary of Paradox Church, Kim Krogstad asked ten questions, and Craig attempted to respond ten times. He heard none of these questions ahead of time.
Jesus and the Pigs (Revisited)
Pastor Craig Hadley discusses a strange story in the Gospel of Mark. He then talks about how he sees a parallel between this story and American history, and what it all has to do with us in the year 2026. He originally gave this sermon in February 2024.
Jeremiah and the Sacred Act of Reading
Pastor Craig Hadley tells the stories of how Jenny Proctor, Susie King Taylor, Frederick Douglass, and Maria W. Stewart all learned to read and then discusses how reading today is part of a bold act of resistance.