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
July 16, 2023
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Let’s just put it out there. This sower is terrible at their job. No one just throws
June 18, 2023
Third Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 9:35-10:8 In the Lion King, Zazu, the hornbill, begins each day with the morning report. He sings: This is
June 4, 2023
The Holy Trinity, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 28:16-20 Last week, I spent three days in Greek Orthodox monasteries at Mt. Athos, Greece. The peninsula, which juts
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
April 9, 2023
Easter Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 28:1-10 Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia! Lately, artificial intelligence, or AI, has been in the
March 19, 2023
Fourth Sunday in Lent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 9:1-41 Last Sunday, Avery one of our fourth-grade singers in Schola came up for communion so enthusiastically that she
February 26, 2023
First Sunday in Lent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 4:1-11 The story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness has a game show quality to it. It’s so neatly
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
January 29, 2023
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Dedication Sunday, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 5:1-12 What would success look like? This has been the open question since the replacement of the organ and