April 17, 2022
Easter Sunday, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; Luke 24:1-12 Twenty-four days after Russia began invasion of
May 16, 2021
Ascension Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 24:44-53 Last Thursday was Ascension Day, forty days after Easter, when the church tells the story that shifts Christian
May 2, 2021
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Confirmation), Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 15:1-8 To all of our confirmands: congratulations on the day of your televised confirmation. It was a joy to
April 18, 2021
Third Sunday of Easter, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 24:36b-48 Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! We’re going to say the Nicene Creed today. We
April 4, 2021
Easter Day, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 16:1-8 Maybe Mark needs to go to writer’s school? Isn’t this the most unsatisfying end to a story you
May 17, 2020
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 14:15-21 Mark Ralls, a United Methodist Pastor, was trying to visit a member in a senior care facility. As
April 26, 2020
Third Sunday of Easter, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 25:13-35 Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia. Dear Friends, I’ve enjoyed all the pictures of baking
April 12, 2020
Easter Day, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 28:1-10 There are four writers in the Bible who tell the story of Easter morning. None of them are
September 8, 2019
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 14:25-33 Nice gospel text, huh? Fortunately for us, there are all kinds of ways to sand down the rough
June 2, 2019
Ascension Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Acts 1:1-11 In 1990, I traveled to the Holy Land with two professors from seminary. I vaguely remember the holy sites