20190407 Sermon Rev   In the section of Isaiah to which today’s passage belongs, chapters 40-55, the overriding concern—both of the prophet and of God's people—is their exile in Babylon.…

20190331 Sermon Rev   We are living in a culture of extremes:  extreme sports, extreme weather, extreme views expressed in extremely loud voices.  We discover in scripture that this is…

20190317 Sermon Rev   Throughout the Scriptures for this Lenten season, the condition of human emptiness is contrasted with the satisfaction and fulfillment God longs to provide for us. God’s…

20190310 Sermon Rev   Today we begin the season of Lent, a time of preparation leading up to Holy Week and Easter.  In the early church this forty day period…

20190224 Sermon Rev   We can’t avoid hearing about, thinking about, obsessing over money.  Our nation’s budget is measured in trillions of dollars.  The net worth of Jeff Bezos, Mark…

20190210 Sermon Rev   My mother received her nurse’s training at La Junta, Colorado.  On multiple occasions she told me that the hardest rotation for her was in the psych…

20190203 Sermon Rev   When we talk about our bodies, some of us don’t know whether to laugh or to cry.  Let’s begin with laughter.   In the beginning, God…

20190127 Sermon Rev   Imagine our church as a boat.  What kind of boat would it be if it were to reflect the nature of our congregation?  Let’s consider a…

20190120 Sermon Rev   This morning we are beginning a series of worship services based on a resource from Everence titled Stewards of Grace.[1]  Everence is a ministry of Mennonite…

20190106 Sermon Rev   Merry Christmas!  Three years ago on January 6, I went to a Christmas Eve service at The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.  In other places,…