A Parable with a Punch 10-20-19 Luke 18:1-8 A landlord recently relented on his eviction of a 70-year-old widow, a longtime resident of Little Tokyo near downtown Los Angeles. Rents in the area are skyrocketing: one nearby two-bedroom apartment has … Continue reading
Danke, Grazie, Tak October 13, 2019 Luke 17:11-19 In the 1993 film The Remains of the Day, Anthony Hopkins plays a butler to a super-rich family. While researching this role, Mr. Hopkins interviewed a real-life butler. This butler told Hopkins … Continue reading
It Doesn’t Take All That Much Faith to Be Faithful 10-6-19 Luke 17:5-10 Reading through the Gospel of Luke, I’d read the parables of the lost sheep and coin, then the parable of the shrewd manager. Familiar stuff. Good lessons … Continue reading
Praise God, and Do It Now! Psalm 146 9-29-19 Earlier this week I met with a young couple who will be getting married next month. Their marriage will reprioritize everything about their lives as they shift from just doing their … Continue reading
Bad Things, Good People September 21, 2019 Luke 13:1-5 The other day I ran into a friend I used to bicycle with. He said that he still works out every day and eats a vegetarian diet so can keep … Continue reading
Lost and Found: Reflections on Luke 15:1-10 The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin September 15, 2019 Michael Barrett The Pharisees and religious scholars were not pleased, not pleased at all. They GROWLED (complained, bitched, grumbled, bemoaned snarled), “He … Continue reading
Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life Jeremiah 18:1-10, Deuteronomy 30:15-19 September 8, 2019 Roger Barkley Today’s passage from Deuteronomy recounts Moses’ farewell sermon to the people he had led through forty hard years of wilderness … Continue reading
Guest preacher Dr. Jeff Utter shares a message on Matthew 7: 24-28, 1Corinthians 10:1-4
Yada, Yada, Yada Psalm 139 August 25, 2019 Social psychologists warn us that we are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Even among those who are surrounded by people, 20% of Americans say they feel lonely much of the … Continue reading
Psalm 67 confuses some people – is it a manipulative prayer? Historical context clarifies our understanding. Relationships Are Complicated Psalm 67 August 18, 2019 We began this mini-series on the psalms by looking at Psalm 1, which serves as … Continue reading