Sometimes it can be tricky to determine where a Gospel narrative ends and a new one begins. It seems that chapter 11 of the Gospel of Luke flows directly into chapter 12, as if they were a part of the same narrative.

In Luke chapter 11 we find Jesus teaching a large crowd. In verse 37 Jesus is invited to dine with some Pharisees and lawyers and...

(Hosea 1:2-10 Luke 11:1-13)

You may know there’s a certain etiquette or protocol when greeting a royal figure – the Queen of England, for example:

…One must remember, if you’re a male, to offer a small bow of the head, and if you’re female, a small...

There are some days where it is easier to walk up here than others. I wish I could stand before you today and preach about something warm and fuzzy. After all, it is summer time… and we just finished an amazing Vacation Bible School. Time to relax right? But, as is so often the case, God had other plans; today’s reading from Amos...

For many different reasons, these days, I’ve been thinking about oceans, and deep waters ….

…. not least of which are these wonderful underwater, oceanic decorations filling this chancel and sanctuary, in preparation for this upcoming week’s Vacation Bible School….

… also because this August...

I don’t normally enjoy watching horror type movies.

“Horror” is not my film genre of choice.

And so when scary parts of a movie I’m watching unexpectedly...

In our scripture readings this week, we find much evidence of the abundant life that God has the power to enact. This message of new life has stirred in me a need to reflect upon my own life. I came to realize some of the ways in which God has granted new life for us. Certainly we could point to our children as the greatest evidence of that...

(Confirmation Sunday)

Wisdom. To do the "wise thing…" we say.

Isn’t that what we all want?

From the day you were born – Alyssa, Peter, Adam and Claire – this is likely what your parents and grandparents have always wanted and wished – and probably also worried about -- for you: that as...

This past week as I was going over the lectionary readings, I found myself being drawn to the Apostle Paul’s words in the Book of Romans that speak of suffering, and ultimately, hope. I was probably drawn to those words because my own understanding of hope has been challenged recently. There are two stories I would like to share with you...

Reading through this passage in the book of Acts 2:1-21 – about the Holy Spirit coming upon those disciples, unifying and enlivening them to carry forward the ministry of Jesus – do you notice the positive energy just brimming in this story?

So much life and goodness just bubbling over:

Followers of Jesus, once divided over language...