November 16, 2019 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Scripture readings – Isaiah 65:17-25, 2nd Thessalonians 3:6-13, and Luke 21: 5-19 The topic of the future is a popular one in religious circles. It seems that throughout history, various figures have told …
November 10, 2019 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Scripture readings – Haggai 2: 1-9 and Luke 20: 27-40 I confess that I am not a great fan of soup. When the weather is hot, soup doesn’t even sound good to me. …
October 20, 2019 Youth Sunday Scripture readings – 2nd Timothy 4: 1-5 & Luke 18: 1-8 Today is called Youth Sunday, and that means that today we focus on all of you a little more than we usually do. But …
October 6, 2019 World Communion Sunday Scripture reading – Luke 17: 5-10 We have all heard the story from today’s Scripture reading a hundred times…Jesus is asked by his followers to “increase our faith.” In response, rather than do what …
September 22, 2019 15th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:1 & Luke 16:1-13 Throughout the month of September, I have been preaching a sermon series called “Children Behave.” It is a message that hopefully speaks words …
September 8, 2019 13th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Jeremiah 18: 1-11 & Luke 14: 25-33 Sometimes the Lord is harsh! We all love reading the passages in the Bible where Jesus welcomed the little children, or when he …
September 1, 2019 Labor Day Weekend Scripture readings – Hebrews 13: 1-8,15-16 & Luke 14: 1,7-14 Last year, my grandson, Logan, got in big trouble at school! It happened when Logan and his class went to the cafeteria for lunch. …
August 18, 2019 10th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Hebrews 11:29–12:2 & Luke 12:49-56 Last Sunday I shared a sermon called “By Faith” in which I discussed how our faith serves as the bedrock of all that we know …
August 11, 2019 9th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 & Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 & Luke 12: 35-40 One of the things that many Americans are not very good at is something called “playing the long game.” This …