Third Sunday in Easter, Year C May 4, 2025 John 21: 1-19 My friends, I cannot begin this sermon without first acknowledging on this third Sunday in Easter, May the 4th be with you! In the 50 days between Jesus’ resurrection from the dead and his ascension back to what we call the heavenly realm, … Continue reading Come on in, Breakfast is Waiting
Easter Sunday, Year CApril 20, 2025 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! What a week we have remembered. From Palm Sunday to this joyful Easter morning we have walked a path from cries of hosanna (which means save us!) to sorrow to unbelievable joy. If it feels like whiplash, can you imagine what the followers of Jesus … Continue reading Never Let ‘Em Steal Your Joy!
Palm Sunday, Year C April 13, 2025 Today marks the beginning of Holy Week with the procession of palms and singing loud hosannas. We call this day Palm Sunday. I’m not sure if any of you noticed that in the account in the Gospel of Luke today there are no…palms. In Luke’s account, it says … Continue reading The Voices Cannot Be Silenced
Lent V, Year C April 6. 2025 This Sunday we take a break from the Gospel of Luke and visit the Gospel of John. It is the account of a woman, and in this case specifically Mary of Bethany, who anoints Jesus with oil. Such an important event that all four Gospels have a version … Continue reading For the Love of Christ
Lent III, Year C March 23, 2025 Here we are on the third Sunday in Lent. I don’t know about you, but this year feels a bit more Lenty to me. In a world where there is so much confusion, anger, and fear, when the powerful harming the powerless seems to be more visible, Jesus … Continue reading Tragedy, Good People, and a Fig Tree
Lent II, Year C, March 11, 2025 Luke 13:31-35 Throughout Lent we find ourselves on a journey with Jesus where we will follow him all the way to Jerusalem. In a few weeks we will relive what happened to Jesus in that city. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who … Continue reading Foxes and Hens
Ash Wednesday, Year C Mar 5, 2025Matthew 6:1-6,16-21Joel 2:1-2,12-17 Lent. I wonder what you think when you hear that word? A time to deny yourself your favorite chocolate? Log off of social media? Do you think it is a time when you are to feel ashamed of your failures as if God was some sort … Continue reading The Fast I Choose
7th Sunday after Epiphany, Year C Feb. 23, 2025 Luke 6:27-38 Today’s Gospel message is a continuation of the Sermon on the Plain from Luke that you heard last Sunday–the one with the blesseds and the woes. This sermon, very similar to the Sermon on the Mount that Matthew recorded, encapsulates the most important principles … Continue reading I Say to You Who Listen
5th Sunday After Epiphany/Year C Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13]1 Corinthians 15:1-11Luke 5:1-11 Fish are a prominent feature in the Gospel stories about Jesus and his disciples. And I just kept thinking about all the fish stories people make up when bragging about their catch, and all the jokes grandpas and kids tell each other like, What … Continue reading Fisherfolk and a Start-up Ministry That Changed the World
The Presentation of Our LordFeb. 2 2025 Luke 2:22-40 Every culture has traditions and customs surrounding the birth of a baby. In China, Red-dyed eggs and pickled ginger are prepared and shared with family and friends when a baby is one month old to symbolize luck, happiness, and good fortune. In Finland, the new mother … Continue reading The Importance of Rituals and the Inconsequential
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