God Loves You, Now Get Over Yourself!
April 21, 2024
Easter IV 2024 (April 14) Good Shepherd Sunday The image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd powerfully communicates the fundamental truth ...
The Glory of the Heavens and the Muddiness of Earth
April 14, 2024
Easter III (April 14, 2023) This past week our nation was fascinated and delighted by the eclipse. It was a reminder of the glory of the...
An Alternative to Cynicism
March 31, 2024
Easter Sunday 2024 (March 31) We live in an age of pessimism, in which it is easy to be cynical about present and gloomy about the future....
The Ordinary becomes the Extraordinary
March 24, 2024
Palm Sunday 2024 (March 24) Throughout his ministry, Jesus transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary: donkeys, jugs of water and...
The tragic Superpower of Empathy
March 17, 2024
Lent 5 (March 17, 2024) Jesus was the most empathetic human who has ever lived. But for Jesus, like for all humans, empathy exposes him to...
Letting Go and Letting God: Into your hands I commend my Spirit
March 10, 2024
Lent 4 (March 10, 2024) “Into your hands, I commend my Spirit”, Jesus from the cross, praying Psalm 31:5 In life, we will hear...
The Congregation of the Cross: Woman, behold your son; Behold your mother
March 3, 2024
Lent 3 (March 3, 2023) “Woman, behold your son; behold your mother.” Jesus today creates a new family – an authentic...
Mercy has the last word: Today, you will be with me in paradise
February 25, 2024
Lent 2 (February 25, 2024) “Today you will be with me in Paradise”; Jesus, Luke 23:43 We long for paradise, a world in which...
I Thrist: Truly Human
February 18, 2024
First Sunday of Lent (February 18, 2024) Word of the Cross: I thirst (John 19:28) Jesus’s cry of “I thirst” reminds us,...
Making Sense of Life
February 11, 2024
Transfiguration Sunday (February 11, 2024) After the super bowl tonight, reporters will ask the players “How does it feel to win the...
Saying “No” to Say “Yes”
February 4, 2024
Sunday, February 4 (Epiphany 5) Often in life we must say “no” to something in order to say “yes” to something...
Needed: A Champion!
January 28, 2024
Sunday, January 28 (Epiphany 4) When in your life have you encountered something that you considered not just bad or wrong, but evil? In...
Resilience and Repentance
January 21, 2024
January 21, 2021 (3rd Sunday after Epiphany) “After John (the Baptist) was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee began to proclaim the...
Baptism of Jesus & Broken New Year’s Resolutions
January 7, 2024
Baptism of Jesus (January 7, 2024) Have you kept your resolutions? Pastor Rob offers a word of encouragement and challenge to refine...
The Magi and the Three Questions
December 31, 2023
Christmas II (Dec 31, 2023) Jan 6 is traditionally the date reserved for Matthew 2:1-11, the Magi arriving in Bethlehem to worship Jesus. ...
Christmas Eve: A melody of joy; a harmony of grief
December 24, 2023
Christmas Eve 2023 Christmas songs stir many memories; some bring us comfort and warmth, but others bring us grief. The whole Christmas...
Advent Peace 4, Mercy leads to Peace
December 17, 2023
Advent 4 (Dec 17, 2023) “Because of the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, …to guide our feet...
Advent Peace 3, Peace in our Communities
December 10, 2023
Advent 3 (December 10, 2023) Sometimes it feels like the fabric of our society is coming apart. When it comes to divisive issues, we...
Advent Peace 2, Peace in our families
December 3, 2023
Advent 2 (December 3, 2023) Mary and Elizabeth are the first two sisters in Christ! (I love the painting. I have used it before as a...
Advent Peace, Part 1: Peace in our hearts
November 26, 2023
Advent 1 (Sunday, Nov 26) It turns out that changing gears on a bike is simpler than changing gears in life. But changing gears we must,...
The Gospel According to Barbie (the movie)
November 19, 2023
Christ the King Sunday (November 19, 2022) In Matthew 25, Jesus separates sheep and goats (vs 31-46); the sheep, who are righteous, go to...