The Journey

A guided meditation on our stories   In our first reading, Moses speaks at length to the Israelites about how they are to worship, and WHY they are to worship, when they leave the wilderness and reach the land of milk and honey. Our offering style is based on this scripture. Deuteronomy 26:1-11 In our …

Immigration Manifesto

This turned into a sermon with more of a solid call to action (see sermon: Overwhelmed! 2018). However, I share these thoughts anyways. Not a sermon. Not a prayer. I don't know what it is but some have called it the start of my manifesto on our moral crisis.   Overwhelmed. Just... overwhelmed. A country …

Overwhelmed!

Job 38:1-11  Mark 4:35-41 Overwhelmed. Just... overwhelmed. A country falls when its people are divided against themselves. When we become numb to atrocities. When we tune out, look away, and protect only our own. When we become overwhelmed. I'm feeling overwhelmed. Puerto Rico continues to have no power. People continue to die there. Mining is …

The Sabbath

Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Mark 2:23-3:6 Very rarely things in the world wear name tags "HELLO MY NAME IS EVIL" and "HELLO MY NAME IS GOOD." Instead, we deal with shades of evil and good and have to decide which is the best. And sometimes, it's just picking between two goods, or two evils. Today, Jesus and …

Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46   Love a dead person? Worried they might be being tortured for their sins? Set those rests aside! Buy an Indulgence today! Only $5! Tired of bad things happening to you? Buy an Indulgence today and get right with God! Piece of mind is priceless, right? Planning a sin? Never …

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Luke 4:1-13 Do you know the old country music song "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson or Martina McBride? The woman singer tells her husband, "I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden..." She says she promised many other things... but a marriage made of only roses and good times wasn't …