Tag: Marriage

  • Called Into Mission

    Called Into Mission

    We could not have a worse Gospel Lesson for this morning’s service than the one I just read from Luke, chapter 20.  On Annual Meeting Sunday, I was hoping that maybe the First Lesson would be from the First Book of Kings … recounting King Solomon’s temple building project in Jerusalem, and how he paid…

  • When Things Break

    New Day Sermon Pentecost 20 We know it happens in life. Things break. Relationships, hearts, treasures–they all break. So what do we do when things break? And what does God want from us?

  • Covenant or Legalism?

    Traditional Sermon Pentecost 20 This is the look.  (RAISE SCARED FACE MASK)  Yes, this is the look every preacher gets on her or his face when they realize they have to preach on today’s Gospel Lesson from Mark. We get that look for a couple of reasons.  First off, we recognize that the complexity of…