Peter, James, and John journey with our Lord up a high mountain. Now, the setting itself ought to […]
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Sometimes, as a pastor, I can get a bit insulated, somewhat disjointed from the reality that is the […]
Last week the sermon focused on the gift of Holy Baptism, and if you recall, we talked quite […]
I have recently been rewatching the “Lord of the Rings Trilogy.” If you are unfamiliar with it, this […]
If you were to go to people who do not profess faith in Christ, if you were to […]
The Kingdom of Heaven…, “The Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and […]
Recently, I have begun trying to read more poetry. I was inspired to do so when I read […]
Our text for today, from the eighteenth chapter of Ezekiel, is quite challenging, to say the least. It […]
The exchange between Jesus and His disciples in Matthew 16 is quite incredible. There is drama and passion, […]
I do not know about you, but in my life, I have found I go through a flow […]
Exodus 19 describes the arrival of the people of God at the foot of Mount Sinai. This is […]
The two disciples heading from Jerusalem to Emmaus provide for us an incredible interaction with our risen Lord. […]
The Sunday after Easter is when things get real. The excitement of the past week has died down. […]
Life is a fleeting thing. Time is precious, or so we like to tell ourselves. We often catch […]
“I ain’t afraid to die anymore. I done it already.” That’s what Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio, who rightly […]
There is a definite theme to this Sunday. All the readings seem to be focused on the same […]
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Those are beautiful words, […]
On the coast of Puerto Rico, a lonely man takes care of his mentally ill mother. No one […]
For the first time in a long time, our slice of Southern California seems to be saturated with […]
Saint Paul famously said, “Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling […]