by Shelly | Mar 19, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Justice and mercy As we move toward Holy Week, we acknowledge the ways Jesus’ ministry was increasingly at odds with the religious leaders who prioritized loyalty to legality and perceived Jesus’ teachings as a threat. While Jesus is teaching in the Temple, some...
by Shelly | Mar 5, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Creating a community that shares As Jesus and his disciples head to a deserted place, perhaps seeking peace and quiet, many from the surrounding towns follow them. Instead of turning them away, Jesus expresses compassion and begins an impromptu teaching session. As...
by Shelly | Mar 1, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Seeing our neighbor at Christ and showing Great Love Simon and some Pharisees host a dinner for Jesus and an unexpected guest arrives: a woman from the city who kneels at Jesus’ feet and washes him with expensive perfume. Simon scoffs at this party foul, but Jesus...
by Shelly | Feb 19, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Receiving nourishment for ministry Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil....
by Shelly | Feb 11, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
“Shiny Jesus” Sunday Transfiguration of Our Lord/Last Sunday after Epiphany, Year A Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high...
by Shelly | Jan 31, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Who are the blessed ones of God? For Micah, they are those who do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. For Paul, they are the ones who find wisdom in the weakness of the cross. For Jesus, they are the poor, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the...
