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In Your Own Backyard

Email Devotional Pentecost 6 But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields. –Matthew 13:23 Upon encountering need in the world, sometimes we are prepared to be a good disciple. Sometimes God asks us to be an agent…

Going Public with a Private Faith Life

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL PEntecost 4 It shall serve for you as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the teaching of the Lord may be on your lips; for with a strong hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt. (Exodus 13:9) They were just two adolescent boys entering the boarding area for our…

Make It Small

Pentecost 2 Taditional Sermon May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts create worthy ripples throughout the waters of our Baptism… In the name of Jesus we pray… Amen First of all, I want to wish all the fathers in the room a Happy Father’s Day. Even though this is not…

God Has Faith in You

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 6 What is faith? I knew faith when I was very little. Faith was what my mother felt toward me. I knew her faith in me, I lived in the joy of her faith. My faith was a response to hers; it was not separate from that of my mother. Father carried…

God Ain’t Done With You Yet

New Day Sermon Easter 6 We celebrate our young adults who are confirming their faith in God’s promises. How do Jesus’ words help us along our journey of faith?

Where Does Your Faith Grow?

The Rite of Confirmation has been around a long time. Over the years it has been characterized by white and red robes … the examination of confirmands in front of the congregation … lofty talk about becoming “members” of the congregation (even though we have always become members of the church through baptism) … gifts…

April 30, 2017 Traditional Sermon

The Gospel Lesson is Luke 24: 13-35 about the Journey to Emmaus. The sermon for this week centers around faith journeys as well as the journeys of our soon to be graduating High School Seniors and their Families. When I decided to go to seminary and become a deaconess, I had to write an essay…

Emmaus, Now

New Day Sermon Easter 3 Sometimes we may be waiting for God to show up in an extraordinary way that resembles a blockbuster movie, but how does Christ join us in the everyday moments?

The Miracle Mouth

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 2 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.(Proverbs 3:5-6) [Please enjoy this guest devotion from Kate Lopez. Thank you, Kate!] What does it mean to trust God with ALL…

Sight Unseen

When Erik and I were planning to move out to Ohio some years ago we found it a bit difficult to find a place to live. We’ve moved multiple times before then, but this move was an extra level of complexity…and an all around pain in the neck. Now at the time the majority of…