Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,  grace and peace to you  from the one who comes alongside us to fulfill all righteousness, Amen.   “What then are we to say about these things?”   This question from Paul in Romans chapter 8(v31-39)  echoed in my heart this week, not only was I spending time with the passage  in preparation for Denny’s funeral  but also I was,  to paraphrase Karl Barth

4th Sunday in Advent Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7,17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,  grace and peace to you  from love who says we are necessary. Amen   Have you ever wondered if Joseph  is really all that necessary for the Christmas story?    He doesn’t say anything, he really just seems to be there for his family connections, which I’m sure God could find another way to make,  and let’s be honest, God and Mary are really

3rd Sunday in Advent Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is to come. Amen   Are we there yet?   Growing up we took several long family road trips and my parents always packed a large bag of mixed candy - something only seen around our house in such quantities at Halloween,  and when we were on the road as the day stretched on  and my brother and I were done bein

2nd Sunday in Advent Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from our coming peacemaker. Amen   Today we lit the second candle on the Advent wreath,  the candle of peace, and in our scriptures we have a vision of the peace  that the messiah will bring from the prophet Isaiah,    most vividly imaged in the pairs of animals  that are naturally at odds with one another, or rather one usuall

First Sunday in Advent Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is on the way! Amen   Happy New Year! Yes, once again we are at the beginning of the church calendar,  the annual cycle we use to mark time  that guides us first through Jesus’ life and then through considering how to live as disciples of Jesus,   and as always we begin with a call to Wake Up!  God is comin

Due to weather we are not having Ash Wednesday worship. We will be offering ashes at the service on Sunday. In the meantime, if you would...

Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Psalm 51:1-17 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 “Home is Where the Heart Is” Dear fellow...

25th Sunday After Pentecost Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Psalm 90:1-12 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 This week we are going to use our...

24th Sunday After Pentecost Amos 5:18-24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...

All Saints Sunday Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...

21st Sunday After Pentecost Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of...

20th Sunday After Pentecost Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...

19th Sunday After Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-15 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...

17th Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 3:10-4:11 Psalm 145:1-8 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of...

16th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 50:15-21 Psalm 103:1-13 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost Ezekiel 35:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of...

14th Sunday After Pentecost Jeremiah 15:15-21 Psalm 26:1-8 Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 Pentecost 14 Dear fellow ministers of the...

13th Sunday After Pentecost Isaiah 51:1-6 Psalm 138 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...

10th Sunday After Pentecost Isaiah 55:1-5 Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 Lectionary 18 Dear fellow ministers of the...

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5/12 Psalm 119:129-136 Romans 8:24-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel...