February 2, 2025
Presentation of Christ, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 2:22-40 Since Easter Day, the friends of Jesus have been gathering to celebrate that the tomb is empty and
January 12, 2025
Baptism of Jesus, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 3-15-17, 21-22 I had a plan. The winnowing fork had captured my imagination. I wanted to walk to the
September 1, 2024
15th Sunday after Pentecost Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 7-1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Uffda, that was something to read! This is probably one of those passages that causes people
August 4, 2024
11th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Beloved Ones, the Body of Christ, I heard it first at a Presbyterian worship conference. For seven days, every celebration
June 2, 2024
Second Sunday after Pentecost. Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 2:23-3:6 A few weeks ago, I started with an embodied practice. Let’s do it again. I invite all of
May 13, 2024
Ascension Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 24:44-53 Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! Thank you to Joe Davis, spoken word artist who
February 18, 2024
1st Sunday of Lent, Pastor Lois Pallmeyer, February 18, 2024
Texts: Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10; I Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 Dear Friends in Christ, God’s grace and peace be with
September 17, 2023
15th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 18:15-20 I think I became a true Minnesotan two weeks ago. We camped in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area,
May 7, 2023
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 14:1-14 Jazz began on Congo square in New Orleans in the early 1800’s. Africans who had been enslaved and
February 12, 2023
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
This morning, we used the lessons appointed for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Jesus’ words to look at the birds of