January 25, 2026
3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Jodi Houge
Matthew 4:12-23 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the
January 18, 2026
2nd Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 1:29-42 Beloved in Christ, Last weekend, it might have seemed like the regular church coffee hour, except that the
December 28, 2025
First Sunday of Christmas, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 2:13–22 A year ago, just a few days after the inauguration, I was in Cairo. The Egyptian Christian—Coptic—part of
December 7, 2025
Second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 3:1–12 + Isaiah 11:1–10 Beloved in Christ, At the beginning of the sermon, an image appears on the screen
July 6, 2025
4th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 When my nieces, Maddie and Olivia, were little, it was wonder to observe how their brains were
March 23, 2025
Third Sunday in Lent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 13:1-13 I have a picture of Desmond Tutu in my office. At the bottom, in ink that has virtually
February 16, 2025
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 6:17-26 In February 2012, I flew from Atlanta to the Twin Cities for a second interview with the call
March 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday in Lent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 3:14-21 Today is the day Harriet Tubman died in 1913. Her birth year is uncertain, but it probably around
November 5, 2023
All Saints Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 12:1-12 When my siblings or I were sick in the wee hours of the night, whether it be with
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