Faith Explorations
Kicking the Tires
Today's Sermon focus Jesus was tested in the desert. We are faced with those same temptations. How are we doing?In case you didn’t know or hadn’t thought about it, it is quite arduous to become a pastor. And this is a good thing! I think we’d all be glad to know we’re...
Getting Real on Ash Wednesday
Today's Sermon focus The path of Christ's power is to go way deeper into truth than we usually like to go and we begin on Ash Wednesday. If you’re a Brené Brown fan, as I am, then you may have heard this story already. She’s a professor in Texas in Social Work, who...
Relaxing Into Love
Today's Sermon focus We are invited to be in a loving relationship with God without needing to do anything. Nothing earned, everything given, all love!When I was in my 20’s, I prided myself on a very peculiar “sense” I developed. I could tell, I felt, whether or not...
I Believe!
Today's Sermon focus Jesus says you are the salt of the earth and the light of the world? Do you claim this power in yourself? Do you believe? Once upon a time, I was given a short yet powerful sermon about remembering who I am and being empowered, though not...
Ascending and Descending
Today's Sermon focus Are we climbing to God or is God coming to us, including our lowliest places? Earlier this week, I was doing housework listening to something on YouTube through my ear buds. I was working away as my podcast ended and then YouTube did its thing. It...
Be Changed By Reality
Today's Sermon focus Time to notice what is real in the world and be changed. That's what we are called into for the sake of love. Let’s take a moment to get reoriented to where we are the in the gospel of Matthew and the story of Jesus’ life, death, and...
Come and See
Today's Sermon focus You can come and see what God is up to without your effort and even belief. You can just come and see. There was a time I was not a Christian. Quite a long time, actually. My early years were in the church, but then my spiritual education and life...
Emerging Christ
Today's Sermon focus Christ is emerging every day with us! Amen!At the beginning of Advent, I asked folks who were here on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to write down the places in their lives and the world that are in need of redemption and healing. I asked us to...
The Road Less Traveled
Today's Sermon focus There are times when we are called to break the rules for the sake of love and obedience to God's call. Just ask Joseph! We don’t normally get to hear much about Joseph in the Christmas narrative. But in today’s gospel, we get a little window of...
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