The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. An Abundant Life Abundant life is promised to those who follow Jesus. But what is meant by abundant life? Some Christians, and much of contemporary American culture, interpret an abundant life to mean the “good life” of many fine…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Change of Heart The people who hear Peter’s testimony and preaching are cut to the heart. The writer of 1 Peter instructs believers to love deeply from the heart. The disciples who encounter the risen Christ notice afterward that their…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Welcomed with Open Arms Thomas is not the only one missing from the assembly the Sunday after Easter Sunday. We are not told why Thomas is missing, but we do know why plenty of other folks are absent from…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Hidden with Christ Easter turns the world upside down. It defies our expectations with hiddenness and bluntness: Mary does not recognize the resurrected Jesus (John 20:14), the good news is heralded by an earthquake and terrifying angels and is brought…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. True Humility The servanthood of a teacher in Isaiah, the outcast in the psalm, those who bow down in Philippians: today’s readings teach humility. On this day we move from Christ’s triumphant ride on a humble donkey to the…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. The Hope of New Life Hope overcomes despair for God’s people: this is the message of the readings for today. The hope of new life is evident in the story of “dry bones” from Ezekiel. The children of Israel…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. God’s Eyes Are Not Our Eyes One heresy in the early church was called Donatism. The Donatists held that the sacraments were only efficacious if presided over by priests who were sinless. It didn’t take the church long to…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Our “Other” at the Well The woman at the well is a familiar text for many people. This image of Jesus standing at a well talking with a Samaritan woman is emblazoned in our visual and theological imaginations, but…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Questions Come to Light What is it about the night that invites questions? As our head rests on the pillow and shadows stretch out on the bedroom wall, questions, like field mice, begin to emerge from the nooks and…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. The Devil Doesn’t Wear Tights No one believes in the existence of the devil these days, do they? Do you? Perhaps we can thank Hollywood and Halloween’s marketing blitz for our casual if not incredulous approach to the devil’s…