Love Revolution

Love Revolution

Today’s Sermon focus What is your role in Jesus’ revolution of overturning the world’s hate? It’s a question worth asking. These disciples have stars in their eyes. Still. Even with all we’ve heard of Jesus warning of his coming crucifixion....
Dangers of Ducks in a Row

Dangers of Ducks in a Row

Today’s Sermon focus The meaning of money in our lives Among the list of awkward gospels for middle class Americans, this has got to be near the top. I saw a cartoon recently about this text where the preacher says from the pulpit something along the lines of,...
Giving Thanks for Animals

Giving Thanks for Animals

Today’s Sermon focus A day of honoring our older siblings in Christ – our animal friends The number one wish of children without a pet has to be a dog or a cat. Or a bird or guinea pig, hamster, and snake or something. Kids catch bugs and make little...
Little Ones in the Center

Little Ones in the Center

Today’s Sermon focus The weak do not need to “suffer what they must.” We are called to imagine and co-create a world where the needs of the week are in the center.  Back in the day, I did a lot of catering, particularly for doctor’s offices on behalf...
Avoidance is Not the Path

Avoidance is Not the Path

Today’s Sermon focus We don’t like talking about the hard things, but it is the path of the cross, of faith, and of Jesus.  We all have topics of conversation we turn to when the conversation goes in a dangerous or awkward direction. There are all sorts of...