Easter Message, 2019

 Easter Message | 2019 I cherish this time of the church year. I cherish the traditions of Holy Week—as well as Easter itself. Last Sunday’s procession, celebrating Jesus entering Jerusalem by holding up the palm branches and declaring him as king. And Maundy Thursday… Remembering his Last Supper.   And the foot-washing Read more…

April 7 Sermon

Luke 12:1-8                   After graduating from seminary, but before receiving a call, moved to a faraway state. During that time, while my grandmother was living in a nursing center—due to a stroke—she had a second one that finally took her life. Being so far away and, at the time, living Read more…

March 31

Luke 15:1-2, 11-32                                                                                            Once, in seminary, a professor asked us students to write down the Bible passage each of us believed best expresses the grace of God. After we handed in our answers, the professor added them up to see whether a particular passage stood out, which is exactly Read more…