“Why do bad things happen? Why are bad things happening to us? These questions get asked when we try to make sense of things that don’t...

“When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them...

Dear friends. I once read a story about a passenger on a commercial airplane that gave me the heebie-jeebies. Back in the days when...

The penitent thief on the cross whom our Lord, Christ Jesus addresses is the only person recorded in all of the Scriptures that converted...

“24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.25 Every athlete...

“Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not...

December, 2021 From The Pastor’s Desk Have you ever been or known someone who has been a victim of some form of identity theft? These...

November 2021 “...give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” ~1 Thessalonians 5:18 For most...

3rd Sunday in Lent Sermon March 7, 2021 John 2:13-25 Trading is as American as baseball cards, automobiles, and rummage sales. Some of us...

2nd Sunday in Lent Sermon February 28, 2021 Mark 8:2-28 It does not sell well in today’s 21st century mind thanks to a theology of glory...

1st Sunday in Lent Sermon, February 21, 2021 Genesis 22:1-18 It does not sell well in today’s 21st century mind thanks to a theology of...

Ash Wednesday Sermon February 17, 2021 Joel 2:12-19 Joel’s prophecy is dark and terrifying, and the imagery is vivid. It sets the stage...

February 24, 2021 Lenten Worship Sermon Matthew 26:36-46 Our theme is prayer, specifically God’s invitation and command to be constant in...

March 3, 2021 Lenten Worship Sermon John 18:1-11 Of all the egregious misconduct against one anothk,er is betrayal. “Trust is earned,” we...

March 10, 2021 Lenten Worship Sermon Courtroom drama captures our American attention. Throughout my adult life I can account for evening...

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,...