Good Enough – Mother’s Day Message May 8, 2022 Genesis 3 I don’t know about you, but there are certain mistakes I seem to repeat over and over … and when I do I feel like an idiot, and sometimes … Continue reading
Parallel Realties John 20:19-31 Our Holy Week worship services deeply inspired me. First was our powerful Palm Sunday procession with Andrew working his drums and the palm branches brushing against the lights up there. Good Friday touched me deeply. So, … Continue reading
EASTER 2022 Matthew 28 It had probably been another night of tossing and turning, sleeping in fits and starts, haunted by the memories of Jesus hanging on a cross. Now lying dead was the man they had loved, followed, and … Continue reading
Fickle Expectations Luke 19:28-44 Palm Sunday 2022 During the next seven days of Holy Week, we will be offered a lesson in the difference between expectations and hope. The story begins today with the Palm Sunday procession of Jesus into … Continue reading
You can see this sermon on our Facebook page Which Is True? John 12:1-11 April 3, 2022 I’m struck by how people can share the same moment of life but see entirely different things. Have you ever had that happen? … Continue reading
Divine Investments Matthew 25:14-30 March 27, 2022 This morning’s scripture is part of Jesus’ teaching about his eventual but unpredictable return. Matthew 24:36 “But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven’s angels, not even … Continue reading
Normal Day March 20, 2022 Psalm 107, Isaiah 64:4-9 So, I’ve got what is a significant birthday to me: I’m turning 75 – which I used to think was old age. Plus, I’m retiring in a few months, we’re selling … Continue reading
Career Advancement Mark 10:32-45 Back in the days when I worked for the Del Monte Corporation, I made the rounds of several colleges’ “Career Days.” There, standing on lawns or plazas in my blue suit and red tie, I would … Continue reading
Listen Up! Luke 9:28-43 February 27, 2022 So, here’s the deal. The disciples had been following Jesus around Galilee, listening to his sermons, being astounded by his healings, and puzzling how he’d fed thousands of people from two loaves of … Continue reading
Peter Walks on Water … not the story you thought it was Matthew 14:22-33 Evolving over the past hundred years or so, a new image of Jesus has influenced much of American Christianity: A fusion of Jesus and John Wayne. … Continue reading