January 17, 2021 Second Sunday After Epiphany Scripture readings – 1st Samuel 3: 1-10 and John 1: 35-51 Remember back before cell phones…most of us had one phone centrally located in our homes with an extremely long, stretchy cord. This enabled us …
January 17, 2021 Second Sunday After Epiphany Scripture readings – 1st Samuel 3: 1-10 and John 1: 35-51 Remember back before cell phones…most of us had one phone centrally located in our homes with an extremely long, stretchy cord. This enabled us …
January 3, 2021 Second Sunday of Christmas Scripture reading – John 1: 10-18 Anyone studying Biblical Greek quickly learns which passages in the New Testament to embrace for translation and which ones to approach with fear and apprehension. This is especially …
December 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent Scripture readings – John 1:19-28 & Mark 1:4-11 It has been suggested from this pulpit that it is highly significant when all four Gospels mention the same story. Those events that include: Jesus feeding the …
Scripture – John 15:13 On November 11th, we remember ALL veterans who have ever served our country – in any capacity. We honor the heroes, of course, but we also honor the support personnel, the cooks, the chaplains, the medical …
July 5, 2020 5th Sunday After Pentecost / 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Matthew 11:28-30 & John 21:1-19 No matter what type of work each of us does in life, that work is usually on-going. It is hardly ever “done.” Doctors …
May 6, 2020 Scripture readings – John 14: 23-24 Theme: The Lord is not interested in “bossing” us around. He desires a relationship based on trust and love. When Jesus asked us to “obey” his teaching, he was asking (not …
May 3, 2020 4th Sunday of Easter Scripture readings – 1st Peter 2: 19-25 and John 10: 1-11 “There’s two sides to every story,” the old saying goes. We all know that…even if we would prefer to only listen to or believe just …
April 19, 2020 2nd Sunday of Easter Scripture readings – Acts 2: 4a, 22-29 and John 20: 19-29 If you remember the old Peanuts comic strips and the Peanuts TV specials, then you will remember Lucy, of course. Lucy was the loud-mouthed, …
April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Scripture readings – Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12, & John 20: 1-18 Any police officer will tell you that eyewitness accounts can be extremely unreliable. If something occurs that is significant, even a handful of reliable …