Sermon text: John 14: 15-21 What’s the hardest part of doing a funeral? That’s a fairly common question that I get, and the answer often surprises people. While there is certainly grief over the loss of the person who has died, that is not the answer, even though that’s the answer people assume. The hardest …
Sermon Text: John 14: 1-14 I remember a project for my 7th grade math class where we were supposed to design and draw our dream house. We were given no restrictions, we could build or draw as many floors and rooms as we wanted. The only requirement was that it be drawn on grid paper …
Sermon text: John 10:1-10 How have you been keeping busy these last several weeks? We all have a lot of time on our hands, what have you being doing to stay safe, to stay sane, and to stay home? It has been a pretty productive quarantine for me. So far I’ve read a book, I’m …
Sermon Text: Luke 24: 13-35 There is a phrase in this gospel text that hits me square in the gut every time. I believe that it may be the saddest phrase in all of scripture. “But we had hoped…” On this journey to Emmaus, the disciples, when discussing the events of Jesus’ trial and crucifixion …
Sermon Text: John 20: 19-31 Today’s Gospel is broken down into two scenes, both set in the same space, occurring one week apart. In the first scene 10 men sit huddled in a house in Jerusalem. It is evening on Sunday night, on Easter Sunday, and they are locked into the house because the city …
Sermon text: Matthew 28: 1-10 Yesterday I opened an email from our church’s insurance company, and like all emails these days it was discussing the current reality of COVID-19. The first line of the email stated that we are experiencing “unprecedented changes in our world and in our community.” I sat and thought about that …
Sermon Text: John 11: 1-45 Have you been to the grocery store lately? It totally has this otherworldly feel to it right now, doesn’t it? For me, the awkwardness at the grocery store can best be compared to a viewing at a funeral home. There is tension in the air, people are acting strangely, nobody …
This week’s worship was video recorded. Find it here: https://youtu.be/BO-J4N445KM Sermon Text: Psalm 23 There’s a character in the Psalms, who pops up again and again: the enemy. The enemy is a constant presence throughout the Psalter—this nameless foe who threatens everything and everyone. One of my favorite seminary professors taught that in the Psalms …
Sermon text: John 4: 5-42 At Taize Tuesday this past week we reminisced about summer—for many the favorite season of the year. Summer was a favorite because of the beach, camp, the pool, vacations, sunshine, warm weather, being outdoors, and the all too important break from the everyday grind that it offers, especially for those …
