Easter Sunday 2026 John 20:1-18 In 2014 two rock climbing friends, Kevin Jorgesen and Tommy Caldwell, attempted the first ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Free climbing is climbing a rock face using no ropes, harnesses, or fixed anchors, but only the small finger and toe holds … Continue reading She Stayed
5th Sunday of Lent, Year AMarch 22, 2026 John 11:11-45 Thank you for listening to another novella from the Gospel of John this morning. It’s an important story but as I was beginning to prepare this sermon, I thought to myself, “Imagine being dead for four days, finally getting a mansion in heaven, experiencing no … Continue reading Feel your Pain
3rd Sunday of LentMarch 8, 2026 John 4:5-42 On May 9, 1969, two people gathered around a small inflatable pool to have a conversation, cool off, and share a towel, and by doing so hoped to change their world for the better. This episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood wasn’t complex: two men took off their … Continue reading Sharing Water
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!
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