4thSunday after Pentecost June 17, 2018 Mark 4:26-34 You can click on the link above to read the full text in Oremus Bible Browser This parable of the grain from Mark’s Gospel is my most favorite.  So this morning as my farewell to being your pastor, I get to share my thoughts about it with […]

3rdSunday after Pentecost June 10, 2018 Mark 3:20-35   you can click on the link above to read the text, courtesy of Oremus Bible Browser.   There’s a famous commentary on Mark’s Gospel by Ched Meyers, called, “Binding the Strong Man.”  In it Meyers emphasizes the thread of Jesus’ authority and his power against the […]

2ndSunday after Pentecost June 3, 2018 Mark 2: 23 – 2u Mark 3: 1-6   You can click on the links above to read the text in Oremus Bible Browser. Imagine with me, a sunny afternoon, like it was yesterday. Breezy, but warm.  It’s been a crazy couple of weeks.  Jesus has jumped into his ministry […]

Holy Trinity Sunday May 27, 2018 John 3: 1-17 You can click on the above link to read the text in Oremus Bible Browser This morning we have two stories that parallel each other, and each comes to the same conclusion.  We have the story of Nicodemus, “a teacher of Israel,” who comes to Jesus […]

Pentecost Sunday May 20, 2018 John 15: 26-27; 16: 4-15 You can click on the links above to read the Gospel Reading in Oremus Bible Browser. Welcome to the Day of the Spirit.  We often think of it as the birthday of the church because it was on this day that the sad, fearful followers of […]