Listening to the Spirit

Listening to the Spirit

Today’s Sermon focus The Holy Spirit is here guiding you. Are you listening? When I was in high school, I went to Hamburg Germany for three weeks as an exchange student. While we went with classmates and a teacher, we lived with families, went to school, and...
Get Ready

Get Ready

Today’s Sermon focus Get ready when you have a mountain top moment. The work to come just may be holy, but tough. Get ready. You’re about to have a song stuck in your head for the rest of the week, so I hope you like this one! It’s the Beatles tune, 8 Days a...
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...
It’s a Charlie Brown Pentecost

It’s a Charlie Brown Pentecost

Today’s Sermon focus The Wisdom of Charlie Brown I saw a cartoon this week online of Charlie Brown sitting with Lucy at her psychiatrist booth with a quote saying, “It takes a long time to understand nothing.” It’s not clear who is saying this bit of wisdom, but...
Crying Uncle

Crying Uncle

Today’s Sermon focus Following God is a Wrestling Match When we were young, my brother and I would wrestle.  He was five years older, so I usually came out on the short end of the stick.  When he pinned me into an immobile position or when the pain became too...
Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

Today’s Sermon focus Giving Thanks! Returning thanks seems to be a prominent theme in today’s readings. We see how the result of the Lord’s healing power elicited an enthusiastic acknowledgment from the King of Aram.  The letter from Paul to Timothy reinforces...