Pastor Adam, Author at Open Prairie

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Creative Risk-Taking

The Parable of the Talents is one of the most annoying parables of Jesus. There's a reason for that.

Creative Risk-TakingPastor Adam2023-11-19T10:29:13-06:00

Some literary characters are models of virtue. They serve as a celebration of an ideal, and as a reproach to pretenders. Maybe

Models of VirtuePastor Adam2023-11-12T10:14:52-06:00

How can the church avoid turning into a Halloween horror: a Bates-Motel Church, a Vampire Church, or a Mummy's-Tomb Church?

The Scary MotionPastor Adam2023-11-05T12:40:07-06:00

For this season—Halloween, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and El Dia de los Muertos—we decorated a corner of our sanctuary with

Artwork for the SeasonPastor Adam2023-11-03T13:02:23-05:00

The fifth Sunday of any month is Mission Sunday at Open Prairie. This Sunday, we heard from Don Schiff, one of our

Mission Sunday: Second Story Teen CenterPastor Adam2023-10-29T21:50:14-05:00

Why didn't Jesus always give simple answers?

Keeping It Simple, Making ’em ThinkPastor Adam2023-10-22T13:07:45-05:00

Rissa and Nevan have been blessing our church for the last few months, joining us regularly on Sunday morning. Today, sadly, we

Goodbye, friends!Pastor Adam2023-10-15T14:56:48-05:00

The Apostle Paul has some advice for all of us: not about what to believe, but about what to do, to have

Doing What Brings PeacePastor Adam2023-10-15T14:47:59-05:00

The Parable of the Tenants in the Gospel of Matthew is strongly allegorical. The version found in the Gospel of Thomas is

Story and AllegoryPastor Adam2023-10-08T10:15:28-05:00

Last week, we heard the story of how Jonah tried to run away from God’s call. Not all call stories are so

Come and SeePastor Adam2023-10-01T12:48:50-05:00