Herod the Coward

Herod the Coward

Today’s Sermon focus This gospel is not a raw potato, but a feast for understanding our choices for loving others well. Earlier this week, I was visiting Elmer, otherwise known as Stitz, with his daughter Becky. We were doing a brief communion service at his...
The Nature of Power

The Nature of Power

Today’s Sermon focus Walking in Trust with Christ – Moving Forward with a Holy ‘Yes!’ I was a part of a book club for many years in Reno and we read all sorts of things. Novels, essay collections, short stories, non-fiction – all over the...
On the Brink

On the Brink

Today’s Sermon focus Jesus knows us in our wholeness. We are whole, whether we accept that or not! The first anniversary of Richard’s death was yesterday. There was a gathering here, which if you didn’t make it, you can imagine had some tears but also joy in...
Living our Stormy Seas

Living our Stormy Seas

Today’s Sermon focus Why is Jesus asleep when I’m about to die!? What does he know that I don’t? A long, long time ago, Nate and I were shopping for our first home. In 2001 in Reno, it was one of those competitive markets for buyers, so you had to be...
Where is God? Good question…

Where is God? Good question…

Today’s Sermon focus We’re in a conversation with the Bible that is more complex and nuanced than we often know. And yet the truth of God is still there, in the branches of the mustard tree. I had read a description of adulthood a while ago that has stuck...