Deacon Emily’s Children’s Message (10/17)
October 20, 2021
Deacon Emily continues her “On the Way” children’s sermon series, even though we’ve moved inside. Here is the...
A church on a political fault line
October 17, 2021
October 17, 2021 We all know of the fault lines in California. But here in Lititz, we exist on a political fault line, a community that...
Moving from independent to interdependent
October 10, 2021
October 10, 2021 In life we move from dependent (on our parents, etc) to independent. Yet the deeper move is from independent to...
What hells we make
September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021 Jesus speaks of a dark place of suffering: Gehenna. This word is sometimes translated as hell, but it means...
Breaking News: One more crisis you can’t do anything about
September 19, 2021
September 19, 2021 Breaking News–There is always breaking news! What do we as Christians do with the constant news feed of world...
Carrying the cross
September 14, 2021
September 12, 2021 The images and recollection of Sept 11 brought to our mind many images of sacrifice, courage and even the cross. ...
A God with dirty hands
September 5, 2021
September 5, 2021 Jesus puts his spit in the man’s eyes! (Mark 8:22-26) What kind of God is this, one who gets down and dirty to...
How much does Anger Inc. profit from you?
August 29, 2021
August 29, 2021 It is easy to be angry with what happens in the world. But it is also easy to get sucked in, because there are people who...
In the wilderness
August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021 Life is moving along. Crazy event happens. Everything changes. Eventually a new norm is reached. But what about that...
What if we are not enough?
July 25, 2021
July 25, 2021 Before Jesus feeds the 5,000 (John 6:1-14), his disciples tell him that there is not enough. It is a rather silly scene,...
Saint and Sinner
July 18, 2021
July 18, 2021 The disciples report back to Jesus all the good that have done (Mark 6:30). This is a bit strange — what if coming to...
A tale of two meals
July 11, 2021
July 11, 2021 Note: The sermon includes two separate readings from Mark’s Gospel, typically excluded from the sermon audio files. ...
No magic fairies
July 4, 2021
July 4, 2021 Unfortunately, God does not work through magic fairies. If this were the case, we would be absolved of moral...
Cats and Monkeys
June 27, 2021
June 27, 2021 Pastor Rob has some fun with the terms “Monkey” and “Cat” Lutherans, talking about whether we are...
Ministry of Reconcilation
June 20, 2021
June 20, 2021 We live a cancel culture world, not just of politics, but of all relationships in which it is easy and even righteous to walk...
A curated life?
June 13, 2021
June 13, 2021 St. Paul offers us challenging and difficult words — all must stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Pastor Rob...
Interrupting Forgiveness
June 6, 2021
June 6, 2021 “If one blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, one has no forgiveness in this age but is guilty of an eternal sin.” ...
6 months to live
May 30, 2021
Holy Trinity May 30, 2021 With six months to live, what did a dying man share with Pastor Rob? Through all the stories the man told it...
Us for them, not us against them
May 23, 2021
Pentecost May 23, 2021 This Pentecost Sunday, as the church celebrates its birthday, Pastor Rob reflects on two realities 1) The church...
Love Languages
May 9, 2021
Easter 6 May 9, 2021 We hear Jesus tell his disciples, ‘Love one another, as I loved you.’ (John 15). This mother’s...
The gardener who prunes
May 2, 2021
Easter 5 May 2, 2021 Jesus declares that God is the gardener; he is the vine; we are the branches. This is great and beautiful...