February 14, 2024
Ash Wednesday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 If you were here for dinner back for dinner, you may have gotten a candy heart. You
August 6, 2023
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 14:13-21 On Tuesday evening, it seemed like a simple project. Clean up the branches that had fallen on the
November 6, 2022
All Saints’ Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 6:20-31 My maternal grandmother’s name was Charlotte Adams. Her birth certificate said that she was born in Austria, so
August 22, 2021
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Ephesians 6:10-20 When I left for vacation at the end of July, the sun was an orange ball in the
August 1, 2021
10th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Early on in the pandemic, in those first weeks after the entire
April 9, 2020
Maundy Thursday, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 I worked as a camp counselor each summer during my college years
November 3, 2019
All Saints Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 6:20-31 Brene’ Brown, who calls herself a researcher and storyteller, wondered about people who seemed to live with joy
September 1, 2019
12th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 In my final year of seminary, I took part in
August 26, 2018
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 6:56-69 I missed almost all of the “Bread of Life Sermon.” While I’ve been away on a mission trip and
May 6, 2018
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 15:9-17 Gregory of Nyssa was a bishop and theologian in the fourth century. He died in 395 CE. He