December 14, 2022
This morning…our reading is simply Jesus’ family tree. I’m guessing most of you were glad you weren’t Annie having to read this morning. Those names! Although, I was subbing this week at the middle school and I kind of felt like that just taking attendance. Names are getting more creative these days…and it’s kinda fun…sort… Read More »
November 13, 2022
Last week, we talked about King Solomon…but he ended up being the last king to rule over all of Israel. His sons were a mess…and under them, the kingdom of Israel splintered. There are now two kingdoms — Samaria in the north and Judah in the south…but both ended up having centuries of mostly corrupt… Read More »
November 6, 2022
David was no “saint” — I think we covered that pretty well a couple weeks ago. I mean — rape, murder…he was the worst. But he also acknowledged what he’d done…he confessed to it all. And here’s the thing…David was more than the worst thing he’d done. He was still a child of God. He… Read More »
October 16, 2022
As many of you know…we follow the Narrative lectionary which assigns the readings we preach on each week. And I say this…because this would not be a passage I would choose to preach on if it weren’t assigned …mostly because it’s dangerous. It’s dangerous when it is taken as a blueprint for God’s intentions because… Read More »
October 9, 2022
So how many of you learned the 10 commandments as a list of rules you should follow? And if you did follow them…well, then you were a good person…God put a stamp of approval on you. And if you didn’t…well, then…you were in big trouble. All the “or elses” in these verses… Read More »
September 18, 2022
My uncle was a pastor in Los Angeles his whole career, but he and my aunt had an A-frame cabin they owned on a little lake in Michigan. And so what that meant is when it was time for vacation, my uncle would have the car completely packed when they went to church in the… Read More »
August 28, 2022
Today’s theme is “We can go forth with the gospel”….so what does that mean? What is “the gospel”, anyway? We use the word a lot here at church in case you haven’t noticed…like today, we read from the “gospel” of Matthew…because the books of the Bible that tell the story of Jesus life — Matthew,… Read More »
August 21, 2022
Be who you are. It sounds simple, doesn’t it? But there’s a catch…because sometimes we have a hard time knowing what that means. How many people have had to “find themselves” at one point or another because they weren’t really sure they knew who they were? A lot of us. Because we all have layers… Read More »
July 31, 2022
You’ve probably heard this one, but “How many church folk does it take to change a light bulb? “ (Gasp)…Change???? It’s true….most of us like church to stay the way it is familiar to us. The world is always changing…so fast. TOO fast. Especially this past half century…which for most of us… Read More »
July 17, 2022
If you want everything in black and white…if you want all the answers to all your questions with no ambiguity…you’re probably in the wrong church. Here…we tend to think the questions are important…the wrestling is important. Here…we acknowledge that we struggle with the way things are in this world…not so much why the sky… Read More »