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 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 …
August 4, 2019 8th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Colossians 3: 1-11 & Luke 12: 13-21 If you mention the word TREASURE to an ordinary person, that person will most likely lean in and pay very close attention. The …
July 14, 2019 5th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Amos 7:7-17 & Luke 10: 25-37 It was a beautiful day in the early summer of 2018. I say it was beautiful because the wind was blowing, and it actually felt …
July 7, 2019 4th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Galatians 6: 7-10 and Luke 10: 13-16 The election was a harsh one… and one that left a bad taste in the mouths of anyone who looked closely and wondered …
June 30, 2019 3rd Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – 2nd Kings 2: 1-2, 6-15 and Luke 9: 51-62 It was a rainy summer afternoon somewhere in the middle of Indiana on the interstate highway about ten years ago. I …
April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday Scripture reading – Luke 24: 1-12 Last Thursday morning, I was leaving the doctor’s office after a successful check-up. I was in a little bit of a hurry because it was Holy Week, and I …
April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday Scripture reading: Luke 19: 28-40 Think about the last time you went on a BIG trip somewhere… somewhere that was not close to home, so you had to pack carefully to make sure you didn’t …
March 24, 2019 Third Sunday of Lent Scripture readings – Isaiah 55: 1-9 & Luke 13: 1-9 For those of you who have NO idea what a normal day in the life of your pastor might include, let me begin …