20191013 Sermon Rev   What is an Anabaptist Christian? If you’ve listened to or read my sermons during the past month, I hope that question rings a bell with you.…

20190929 Sermon Rev   Today’s sermon is the second in a three-part series on Anabaptist beliefs. The series is based on a booklet by Palmer Becker titled What Is an…

20190922 Sermon Rev   It’s human nature to compare. Consciously or subconsciously, we’re constantly comparing attributes such as physical appearance, abilities, and possessions.   We look for similarities such as…

20190908 Sermon Rev   The most recent edition of The Mennonite[1] includes a letter titled “Mennonites undefinable.” The author writes:   “Mennonites have become almost undefinable—one group going one way,…

20190901 Sermon Rev   Each year in our congregation, we observe several new beginnings. There’s January 1st, of course. Our fiscal year and our volunteer assignments follow the calendar year.…

20190804 Sermon Rev   One of my favorite musicals is Fiddler on the Roof.  The main character is Tevye, a Jewish man in a small village in Russia who’s trying…

20190728 Sermon Rev   The story of Isaac and Rebekah’s twin sons begins in Genesis 25. [1]  We’re told that Jacob and Esau’s struggles as brothers begin in the womb. …

20190721 Sermon Rev When I sang the song, His Banner over Me Is Love, in Sunday school, I had no idea it came from the Song of Solomon.  I don’t…

20190714 Sermon Rev   Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness.  So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God…

20190623 Sermon Rev   Recently I watched a movie depicting the life of Solomon, the third king of Israel.  When one of his associates asked him why he was taking…