Text: John 12:20-33 “Now, isn’t he the life of the party?!” I can imagine more than a few people asking that sarcastic question as they...

Texts: Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 8:1-10 I joined in a march at the state capitol yesterday. We gathered to call our legislators to pay more...

Text: Mark 2:1-12 I have met with quite a few undertakers over the years. I can’t say that I generally hold them in high regard. For what...

Text: Mark 1:9-15; 40-45 I grew up playing games, board games – Monopoly, Life, APBA Pro Baseball, Risk; card games – everything from...

Text: Mark 9:2-9 Poised at the doorstep of the season of Lent, you and I are invited to listen to Jesus. Not to the sanitized Jesus of...

Text: Isaiah 40:27-31 How do you find the right words to invite someone not to give up on God? As he sat down to write his sermon, how...

Text: Isaiah 62:1-5 In my early childhood, my best friend’s mom gave me the nickname, The Rotund One. Unfortunately, it stuck. In...

Text: I Samuel 3:1-10 “The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.” That feels like it could be the opening...

Text: Mark 1:4-11 Let me begin this New Year with a confession. When it comes to the whole culture around New Year’s celebrations, I am a...

Text: Matthew 2:1-10 In the festive song of this season, “Seven swans a-swimming” highlights the seventh day of Christmas. Swans are...