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Ephesians: Part 2

I miss the days when I could come up with catchy titles to my sermons; that being said, working through Ephesians has been a helpful and...

Jun 4

Ephesians: Part 1

Why this letter of Paul? And who are these "Ephesians" to whom Paul is writing? This week we begin a series on a relatively short letter...

May 28

God is not an Either/Or

This Sunday is celebrated in many churches as Trinity Sunday; it is an opportunity to talk about the theology of our God who is...

May 21

Life Happens: The Final Word

Ezekiel was a prophet speaking his visions of God's life giving power. He spoke hope into a hopeless time. Can we hear echoes of our...

May 14

Life Happens:Sent In the World

Jesus prays a beautiful prayer for us. He talks about to whom we belong. He talks passing along his word. And he talks about...

May 7

Life Happens: Friends with Jesus

Have you ever "awakened" to realize there was more than you ever imagined? Perhaps it was a relationship that meant more than you...

Apr 30

Life Happens: Scandalously Particular

Life happens in big and small ways. Last week we talked about Jesus handing on his mantle to us, all of us, as he did to Simon Peter in...

Apr 23

Life Happens:Fish and Chips?

Are you starting to wonder if things will ever "get back to normal?" More likely, you have been wondering this for awhile. What are we...

Apr 16

Life Happens: Surprised by God Part 2

"Life" has been happening a lot over the last year; the greatest challenge was that life looked differently sometimes than we were used...

Mar 26

Mary Magdalene

She's been called "the apostle to the apostles"and yet not an apostle herself? This week we bring the six week Lenten series on the...

Mar 19

The Centurion

Who? After Jesus breathes his last, the centurion sees Jesus for who he was/is. Does the centurion see something we ought to be able to...

Mar 11

What about Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus?

You may be saying that what we can learn from Judas is a no-brainer: don't betray Jesus! This week I want to take a deeper look at Judas...

Mar 5

What about Peter?

Peter plays an important role in the crucifixion: he is the denier. It is one of those times when he couldn't seem live up to his...

Feb 26

What to do with those religious folk

The Bible has an on-again/off-again relationship with religious people. Some are lionized and others are demonized. What are we to make...

Feb 19

Pontius Pilate

This week we begin a series about the people involved with the crucifixion of Jesus. Some of these folks were friends; others actually...

Feb 11

Jesus, you're glowing...

This Sunday we will take up the experience of Peter, James, and John on a mountaintop with Jesus. While there, the disciples experience...

Feb 4

Turning the tables

Jesus had a way of turning the tables and, at least once, did so quite literally! Jesus entered the temple in Jerusalem and was angered...

Jan 29

Stopping for a drink

Jesus and the disciples are on the way back to Galilee. On any long road trip, it may be necessary to stop and get something to eat and...

Jan 22

There was this wedding...

...and Jesus went to it. The after-wedding party ran out of wine. Jesus' mom, Mary, asks Jesus to do something about it. In the end, he...

Jan 14

Next Stop: the Wilderness

Immediately after being baptized by John the baptizer, Jesus heads out into "the wilderness." What is this wilderness experience all...

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