TRINITY SUNDAY May 26, 2024 “Sharing, Honoring, Looking Ahead”       How many events can be crowded into one weekend — even if it’s three days long?  Our church calendar signifies this Sunday as one in which we observe the Holy Trinity — the three persons of God and the uniqueness of each. Read More →

THE DAY OF PENTECOST May 19, 2024 “The Power of the Gospel”   For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith . . . For in it the righteousness of God is revealed . . .  (Romans 1:16a, 17a)  Read More →

EASTER VII May 12, 2024 “Asking, Searching, Knocking” “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.”  (Matthew 7:7)       The season of Easter is drawing to a close with this Sunday, as these weeks have focused on theRead More →

EASTER VI May 5, 2024 “The Joy of Planting”    “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven;             a time to be born, and a time to die;           a time to plant, and a time toRead More →

EASTER V April 28, 2024 “From Heaven to Earth”      “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?”   (Psalm 8:3-4)      “TheRead More →

EASTER IV April 21, 2024 “Our Shepherd, Our Savior”  The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want,  He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.  (Psalm 23:1-3)      Jesus told them this parable:  “Which one of you, having a hundredRead More →

EASTER II April 7, 2024 “What Do We Do Now?”         It’s the week after Easter, and after the intensity of Holy Week, grief and despair have been blown away by the joy and celebration of Christ’s resurrection.  If we present-day Christians are feeling a little adrift, weRead More →

HOLY SATURDAY    March 30, 2024 THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD/EASTER DAY March 31, 2024     From “It is Finished’ to “He has Been Raised”         It was getting late on Friday, and the body of Jesus hung on the cross, the lifeblood drained, the spirit departed.  The Jewish Sabbath wasRead More →

PALM SUNDAY/SUNDAY OF THE PASSION March 24, 2024 “The Roar of the Crowd”        Have you ever been part of a crowd of people who were filled with joy and excitement, celebrating and exuberant?  There’s something contagious about being in a group, laughing, cheering and feeling filled with happiness.  This experienceRead More →

LENT V March 17, 2024 “Love So Amazing, So Divine”    When I survey the wondrous cross  on which the prince of glory died,my richest gain I count but loss  and pour contempt on all my pride.      Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast  save in the deathRead More →