Tag: Mark

Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Sower is one of my favorite parables. In fact, I asked it to be used for my grandfather’s funeral as he had grown up on

Sacred Soil

Last weekend I graduated from the Foundations Training Course for Gestalt Pastoral Care that I have been taking this past year, and as part of that work we looked

Not Just Wishful Thinking: Faith

 I was thinking about an example of faith, and I’m a movie person, so this image from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the image that always comes

Malice Towards None

 It is my intent every Sunday morning to give you the best information I have. And last Sunday morning, I talked about the historical markers, and today I have

The Worthy

 Today is the beginning of a new season. We are now in what is called ordinary time or the season after Pentecost. This is the longest season of the

What Needs to be Different?

Today, we’re going to do something a little bit different, and I’m going to start the sermon with a guided meditation. I want you to have an experience as

Challenging Us

This story, often called the story of the Syrophoenician woman, is one of the many stories told in the Gospels, which are repeated in more than one Gospel. In

Where Are You, God?

As I was sitting down to think about this sermon, the words that came to me were, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

Witnesses

Today begins with this very uncomfortable scene. The women go to the tomb with expectations. They expect to find a dead body. They expect to do what they feel

Sit Up & Take Notice

This is one of those days that I think everybody really likes. It’s Palm Sunday. This is the celebration. This is a high point of the church year. Jesus
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