Have you ever said a prayer like Isaiah’s?  “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence!”  Isaiah doesn’t…

We did it!  We made it through another liturgical year.  This has been a year of progress, of “getting back to normal”—not needing to wear masks in most places, gathering…

Recently I read about John D. Rockefeller, Sr., who lived from 1839-1937.  He was the founder of Standard Oil, which was broken up by the Supreme Court and lives on…

They don’t call it a rat race for nothing!  Life on a treadmill, constantly striving to earn more, buy more, get more, impress more…what does it get you in the…

Did you know the word “prodigal” means “one who wastes money”?  I always assumed prodigal meant wayward, not wasteful!  The younger son in our parable today has many flaws, including…

The parable of the sower.  How many times have you heard it?  It’s been lots of times for me.  It seems to be especially popular at church camp.  Last summer,…

“I am the resurrection and the life…”  For the last several weeks, we have been studying the “I am” statements of Jesus. We’ve been using the book, “Jesus Revealed” by…

“I no longer call you servants…instead, I have called you friends.”  Wow!  If I were texting this on my phone instead of preaching it out loud, I would insert one…

Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life.  I found myself humming that chorus last week as I parked my car and walked toward…