Evil spirits, demon possession, spiritual warfare, exorcism—whew! This is tough stuff! We don’t talk much about those kinds of things in our day and age. At least not in the…
A few years ago Phil and I were out to dinner with our friends, Barb and Ken, who are Roman Catholic. Barb asked me what I am preaching on these…
Our scripture lesson today is not only a story of conversion, it’s a story of inclusion. We don’t talk about eunuchs much, but we know that in the ancient world,…
Can you imagine not having any money to give away, but having the power to heal someone? Luke records for us in the book of Acts that this man was…
I love it when a plan comes together. Several weeks ago, the Outreach Committee made a plan for today, that would kick off our May mission of the month, lift…
What immobilizes you? Think about something concrete—not like concrete concrete, even though that’s a pretty good immobilizer. “Concrete” as in something real, something actual, something you can name that prevents…
An Hour of Peace
Since October, I’ve been meeting most weeks after church with Lima’s confirmation class. We read the gospel of Mark together, we studied the Apostles’ Creed, and we learned about church…
Palm Sunday. The one day in Jesus’ life when he gets the credit he is due! Crowds cheering, throwing down their coats to line Jesus’ path. Praising God with “Hosanna!…
Did you ever study a foreign language? When I was in high school, I took two years of French. I was very excited going into it, because even before the…