20180415 Sermon Rev This is the way I ended my sermon on November 26, 2017. With the story of Saul’s death and David’s rise, we end the first third…
20180401 Sermon Rev Last weekend I traveled to Illinois to visit family. It was rainy, windy, and cold when I arrived at the farm Friday evening. By morning it…
20180318 Sermon Rev The first 29 chapters of the book of Jeremiah are filled with doom and gloom. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God denounced the corruption of the people,…
20180311 Sermon I’m not quite sure what word best describes this story from Numbers. Quirky? Confusing? Confounding? Troubling? Actually, all of those work for me. Of course, we could use…
This is the third Sunday of Lent. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter Sunday are quickly approaching. During this time, we tend to think more about the cross…
A news release from Mennonite Mission Network caught my eye this week: New building strengthens Mennonite Community in Quito.[1] This is part of what it said. Quito Mennonite Church's diverse…
Near the end of last year, for the tenth time, I signed a covenant between me and you. Each year I work out the details of the covenant with the…
What does evangelism look like? Is it preaching to 1000’s in a stadium or millions over the airwaves? Is it knocking on doors and handing out pamphlets or inviting someone…
I think it was November when I began publicizing the Year of Evangelism Kick Off: Anabaptist Witness.[1] I promoted it because I’m the pastor of a church in the Western…
Given the remarks by our President this week about who we want in our country and the negotiations over DACA, it seems timely that we’re reading the story of the…