August 16, 2020
Grace to you and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. I’d like to begin today by looking at two pictures: one is an etching, and the other a painting. They are both by the same artist. They are both of the same subject, but there is a world of difference between them. The artist is Rembrandt… Read More »
August 9, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Sometimes the smallest thing can tell a greater story. Your great grandmother’s hope chest. Stone markers telling of Civil War battles. The smallest things can tell much greater stories, extending over time and involving many people. Consider this silver cup. It was buried in the home… Read More »
August 5, 2020
Grace, peace, and mercy to you always in Jesus’ name. Amen. There is a tradition in our country that occurs at the end of most every presidential term. It is the tradition of the presidential pardon. If you are accused of a crime, go to trial, and are convicted, and exhaust all the appeals processes,… Read More »
July 19, 2020
May God’s grace and mercy flow over you all the days of your life. Amen. Today we begin a new sermon series called God’s Greater Story. We start in the middle of a book; the book of Romans. Romans six to be specific. That might seem strange to start a sermon series in the middle… Read More »
July 12, 2020
As we Gather The Christian Church in America is dying. That sounds like an hopeless statement. It is not! The problem is the solutions of the past are the problems for the future. This is the first in a series of sermons that will help us understand how we can grow. It will require change,… Read More »
July 5, 2020
Grace, peace, and mercy be yours in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and God. Amen. Yesterday we celebrated the founding of a nation, this nation, the United States of America. It is, as it should be, a day of pride as we look back on our history and the forming of this nation.… Read More »
June 28, 2020
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Today we heard Jesus say: Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a… Read More »
June 21, 2020
Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Today St. Paul teaches us: Let not sin, therefore, reign in your mortal bodies. You’ll notice he did not say, “don’t let sin happen.” That would be, as you well know, impossible. There is not one… Read More »
