The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. A New Way to Follow Nations wage war, gangs battle each other, families quarrel, communities of faith divide. We hear others say and even hear ourselves saying, “There is no other way.” In Jesus, the light of Gods kingdom…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Seeing and Telling Who Jesus Is The time after Epiphany is the church’s time to invite us to come and see who this one born in a manger will be, and to discover what this one born to a…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. The Day, the Day What is Easter anyway? Christians consider Easter to be the “first day.” From Easter comes the practice of worshiping on Sunday morning. It is the first day of the week. It is also the first…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Fertilized, Fruitful, and Free God’s word for us today is nutritious and wholesome, though hard to digest. The gospel reading seems oddly brutal alongside the abundance and comfort of the texts from Isaiah (“delight yourselves in rich food”) and…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Seventh Sunday after Epiphany The promise and its fulfillment may not look at all alike, even though they are intimately connected. Paul speaks about seeds and plants as he tries to picture resurrection life. Joseph’s brothers never thought they…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Sixth Sunday after Epiphany A fundamental decision is placed before us this day: Will we choose the way of blessing or the way of woe? The death and resurrection of Jesus is the pivot on which the decision turns.…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Called to Domestic Disturbance Jesus reads from the scriptures and is the talk of the town. At first, Jesus is seen as the hometown boy made good. Then something changes. Is it the mention of Jesus being the son…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Living “Words with Friends” Playgrounds still resound with “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But those words ring hollow. As adults, and as children, we know only too well the power of…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Talk about Variety! Epiphanies don’t just happen in church—a sudden insight can lead to a “Eureka!” in scientific experiments, an “Aha!” in a detective’s casework, a “Checkmate!” in a fierce chess game, and even a self-satisfied “Yes!” in Sudoku,…
Christ is risen! The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Christ is risen! Jesus is alive, and God has swallowed up death forever. With Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, we may feel astonished and confused, unsure of what to make of the…