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WHY HILLSIDE?

We are a school of love, learning to practice the teachings of Jesus together.

We build that love through worship that draws on the deepest insight of the Christian scriptures, service that puts us face to face with neighbors in need, and formation opportunities that invite you to bring your full self – doubts and all – and come to your own conclusions.

Love is the deepest truth of your life, and practicing it is how you become who you’re meant to be.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN WORSHIP

Jonah: The Relentless Love of God

Everybody knows Jonah got swallowed by a fish. Fewer remember the fish is barely the point. We’ll take the whole book slowly and find a God whose love is relentless, the kind that chases a runaway prophet across the sea and keeps reaching the people he’d rather it skipped. Because Jonah doesn’t run for fear God will fail. He runs for fear God will love the wrong people, and love them anyway. Come find out how far that love is willing to go.

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Rev. Tom Hathaway - September 13, 2026

Buried Joy

The Book of Psalms doesn't shy away from anger, grief, or doubt. It sits in all of it, unresolved, song after song. And then it ends on joy. Not because the hard stuff finally got fixed, but because joy was never waiting on the other side of it. This sermon on Psalm 150, the last psalm in the book, uses a Norwegian explorer, a bag of Cheez Doodles, and a single Hebrew command to ask what it actually takes to arrive at joy, and why it might be closer than you think.

Scripture References: Psalms 150:1-16

 

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September 13, 2026

Joy vs. Happiness

September 6, 2026

Is My Anger Righteous?

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What is Lament?

August 30, 2026

Shakespeare and the Psalms

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