On this third Sunday in Easter, the Scripture reading from John 21:1-19 invites us to both continue celebrating Jesus’ resurrection and to recognize Jesus’ presence among us in the midst of ordinary life. After the excitement of the resurrection, the
Happy Easter! Today, we celebrate the greatest news in history: Jesus is alive! The tomb is empty! Death is defeated! Today’s sermon encourages us to look to both the cross and the empty tomb, reflecting on Easter’s intersection of grief
For Palm Sunday this year, we focused entirely on Palm Sunday’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, rather than going through the entire Passion narrative. In this sermon, I attempted to capture a little more of the emotional significance of this day,
This week, we hear the story of Zacchaeus, a vertically-challenged tax collector whose life was changed by an encounter with Jesus, as well as the testimony of the apostle Paul’s encounter with Jesus. These examples of Jesus seeing and changing
During our ecumenical midweek Lenten services this year, we’re focusing on the theme of God being Enough. This week’s service is hosted by Christ the King, and the sermon explores Psalm 23’s promise that the Good Shepherd leads and provides