Sermon Text: John 20: 19-31 Where was Thomas that Easter evening? The disciples are hiding behind locked doors, afraid that they might meet the same sticky ending that Jesus endured. Where is Thomas? Was he off touring the sites of Jerusalem? Buy souvenirs? Getting groceries? It’s been three days since the death of Jesus, and […]
Sermon Text: Luke 24: 1-12 A few of my former congregations had cemeteries right across the road from the church buildings. Generations of members were buried in these graveyards, names of the headstones were common, their descendants were still active in the ministry of the church. Every once in a while, I would stroll through
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Sermon Text: John 13: 1-17, 31b-35 In Da Vinci’s famous portrayal of The Last Supper we see the disciples arguing with each other. There’s lots defensive and accusatory postures in that painting. In Mark and Matthew’s Gospel Jesus delivers the line, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me; one who is eating
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Sermon text: Luke 19:28-40 The other day I was standing in line at the store, stuck behind a man who had many, many opinions. On this particular day he had opinions about the price of gas. Perhaps you’ve noticed, but fuel has been quite expensive. Even though the price has been sliding down in recent
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Sermon text: Philippians 3: 4b-14 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in death. I drink deeply from this line by Paul as he expresses the cornerstone of our faith. We want to know Jesus. To know means not just to