Handing Over the Cards
June 6, 2023
Holy Trinity 2023 (June 4) Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus is holding all the cards. He has a mission plus the capability, legitimacy,...
A cup of coffee served with dynamite
May 28, 2023
Pentecost 2023 (May 28) What do coffee and dynamite have to do with each other? Funny you should ask. Pastor Rob preaches a sermon on...
Wounds that Become Scars: The power of forgiveness
May 21, 2023
Ascension Sunday (May 21, 2023) In Marvel movies, bad guys keep coming back, even after you were entirely sure they were killed. In this...
What makes a good inheritance?
May 14, 2023
Easter 6 2023 (May 14) What is a good inheritance? Pastor Rob argues that a good inheritance is the gifts the dead leave behind for the...
Is Anyone Excluded?
May 7, 2023
Easter V (May 7, 2023) “I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus, Gospel of...
What is Abundant Life anyway?
April 30, 2023
Easter IV, Good Shepherd Sunday (April 30, 2023) “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” ~ Jesus, the Gospel of...
What lens are you wearing?
April 23, 2023
Easter III 2023 (April 23) Why can’t see disciples see Jesus as they walk with him on the road to Emmaus? (Luke 24) Pastor Rob...
The Gardener
April 9, 2023
Easter Sunday 2023 Jesus is assumed to be a gardener by one of his early followers on Easter morning. This is not a coincidence. Pastor...
Encountering Jesus, Palm Sunday: Judas and the Poor
April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday, April 2 2023 Jesus rebukes Judas, telling him “The Poor will always be with you.” These are words that can feed...
Encountering Jesus, Lent V: Keeping it real
March 26, 2023
Lent V 2023 (March 26) It turns out that nothing forces us to be “real” about life like dying and death. Today Jesus meets...
Encountering Jesus, Lent 4: The more things look the same…
March 19, 2023
Lent 4 2023 (March 19) The more things look the same…the more they’ve actually changed. In this week’s encounter with...
Encountering Jesus, Lent 3: Woman at the Well
March 12, 2023
Lent 3 2023 (March 12) It is beyond debate that we live in a world with many divisions, some ancient and others new. When Jesus...
Encountering Jesus, Lent 2: A Pharisee
March 5, 2023
Lent II 2023 (March 5) The Pharisee Project “Hi. I am Rob. I am a sinner. And sometimes a Pharisee too.” Jesus...
Encountering Jesus, Lent 1: Mary, his mother
February 26, 2023
Lent 1 2023 (Feb 26) “What is this matter between you and me woman?” Jesus speaks harsh words to his mother, Mary. We begin...
Ash Wednesday: Lenten Vessel
February 23, 2023
Ash Wednesday 2022 (Feb 22) At this very moment, you are dying. This is a biological fact! Yet, you are also very much living as...
Cutting the Law Down to Size
February 12, 2023
February 12, 2023 Jesus has really challenging words for us today (Matthew 5:21-32). He speaks about hard topics: anger, adultery and...
You are the Salt of the Earth
February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023 “You are the salt of the earth.” Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:13 The picture is of a group of women that Pastor...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
January 29, 2023
Sunday, January 29 “Blessed are the Peacemakers” ~ Jesus Christ, Gospel of Matthew Blessed too, Jesus says, are the meek, the...
Repent!
January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023 There is something evil happening in Ukraine. There is also something evil happening as a backdrop the story of Jesus...
What are you seeking?
January 15, 2023
Sunday, January 15, 2023 Jesus asks his would be followers “What are you seeking?” A simple yet challenging question. We too...
Decisions, decisions, decisions
January 8, 2023
Baptism of Jesus January 8, 2023 We have way more choices than people in the past had, even compared to two or three generations ago. We...