Today’s message begins with an extended time of personal confession and joyous resolution. It was fourteen years ago, late January or early February, and I had a big question to … Read more
On this day of baptism, I decided to take a moment and try to reach back to the first Church memory I have. My Dad was a Minister, so there … Read more
It was my great joy, in March of 2018, to go on a pilgrimage to the land of the Holy One. One of the many memorable moments, was one day … Read more
As we read through the New Testament, the LOVE that Jesus calls us to is truly astonishing. Download PDF: Sermon_13November 2022 In the 13th chapter of John, (vv 34-35) Jesus says … Read more
Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are those who mourn, Blessed are the meek, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, Blessed are the merciful, Blessed are … Read more
What do you do, after a wide-sweeping catastrophe has made life difficult for just about everyone in your nation? How do you encourage the young and old alike to not … Read more
Storytellers over the ages have understood that stories told in threes can have great power. This morning’s scripture lesson gave us two-thirds of a group of three parables about being … Read more
Just out of curiosity, I asked Professor Google a question this week: “which are the most popular parables of Jesus?” A review of a half dozen totally non-scientific articles shows … Read more
Just before I start, I want to set the stage a bit. Today’s sermon is not set in a general “somewhere”; this one is situated in a particular place. So … Read more
There are few things more inspiring to me, than stories of radical transformation. You know, the stories of a person whose prior choices were destructive to themselves and those around … Read more