As the two congregations I serve prepare for some upcoming conversations about our mission and vision, today’s message focuses on discerning God’s guidance for all of us together as a congregation and as individual followers of Jesus. Looking at today’s
What are the rules for being Christian? Scripture gives us hundreds of laws to follow, most of which we completely ignore. Of course, as Christians, the foundation of our faith is forgiveness found in Jesus. By the grace of God,
Today’s message for the fourth Sunday in Easter focuses on the story of Tabitha from Acts 9:36-43 and the good life and legacy she lived – even before Peter raised her from the dead! This sermon is a very lightly
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