Jesus’ Mom Voice

Jesus’ Mom Voice

Today’s Sermon focus You know it’s time to listen when the mom voice pops out, particularly when it’s Jesus!   When we think of mothers, what is the image that comes up for you? The quintessential mom in your mind is what? Kind, patient, loving, and...
The Basics

The Basics

Today’s Sermon focus The basics of faith are basic. LOVE is the answer always.  When is the last time you felt really alive? Can you think of a “peak experience” when you may have thought, “This is it, this is what life is about.” To quote our reading from 1...
Prayer Moves Mountains

Prayer Moves Mountains

Today’s Sermon focus Prayers are heard and God responds. It’s a true thing.  Yesterday, several of us from Celebration were at the memorial for Jackson Dunckel, the 13-year-old young man who took his own life. I had never met Jackson. I went to support...
Drawing Near

Drawing Near

Today’s Sermon focus We serve the world when we serve those with the wounds we know.  He Nate and I lost someone very dear to both of us this past week. We both met Greg independently of one another. Greg was Nate’s first patient at an outpatient orthopedic...
What Yoda Said

What Yoda Said

When I had a café, I used to employ a lot of young folks. Some of them were incredibly hard workers. Others of them, perhaps less so. But that’s OK because that’s what food service does for you. It teaches you to work hard, help one another, and take pride in your...
Jesus, Human Whisperer

Jesus, Human Whisperer

Today’s Sermon focus Jesus – the Human Whisperer Our first dog was a beautiful little Pomeranian named Turtle. We called her Turtle, because when she was a puppy, her paws would all splay out to the side when she laid on her belly. And, while she was a...