I Believe!

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

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...
Be Changed By Reality

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

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...
Getting Beyond Ourselves

Getting Beyond Ourselves

Today’s Sermon focus Empathy is the path of love and getting beyond ourselves, not a sin. Recently, I was engaged in highly risky behavior. I was spending time online, ingesting people’s opinions on this, that, and the other thing. Dangerous, I know! It’s what...