Ash Wednesday Sermon- February 14 2018- Year B It’s not about you. It’s not about me either. It’s a common thing for folks to come to Lent and Ash Wednesday thinking that it’s all about them and their sin and they’re need to repent. They come prepared to spend 40 days thinking about themselves and what…

Palm/ Passion Sunday 25 March 2018 Life is hard. Recently I was reminded to count myself lucky that this hand injury was not something life threatening like cancer. The man went on to share the story of his brother’s recent discovery of metastasized bone cancer. In nearly whispered tones he asked, what kind of God…

There is someone in your life waiting for you to show them Jesus. They are too afraid to ask and they are starving spiritually.

Lent 2 b (lectionary cycle) The hero isn’t who you think they are. Abraham, Peter, Billy Graham, t’ Chaka and even Jesus aren’t the hero you think they are. In fact they aren’t the hero that everyone around them thought they were either. They faced the obstacles of humanity and they let people down. Yes,…

Written for Lent 4B (Lectionary Cycle) How many of us memorized John 3: 16 as a child? It is amazing how many learned that verse.  I wonder though, how many memorized the next verse?  John 3:17: “Indeed, God did not send the son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the…

Feb 18, 2018 Baptized and Named doesn’t mean the obstacles go away The hardest part about being a Christian let alone a pastor, is explaining how I do not see myself as better, purer, more righteous, or less sinful then those who are not Christian or pastors themselves. Just because I am baptized and ordained…