October 31, 2021
23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Reformation) Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 12:28-34 A few weeks ago, it struck my funny bone that our website said “Masks Required” for worship on
October 17, 2021
21st Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 10:25-45 Wednesday before last, some of you came and took pews from the sanctuary. It was quite a sight
October 3, 2021
19th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 10:2-16 When I noticed that this was the gospel lesson assigned for today, my first inclination was choose a
August 29, 2021
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 This summer, Kyrstin Schwarz, our Rockstar children’s ministry director used the Disney Pixar movie, “Inside Out”
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
July 18, 2021
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Japanese call it shinrin yoku: forest bathing. Florence Williams, a journalist who writes about the connection
July 11, 2021
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 6:14-29 If you’ve visited any art museum, you’ve no doubt seen a rendering of today’s gospel text. From Caravaggio
June 6, 2021
Second Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 3:20-35 There’s so much to talk about this gospel text. A house divided cannot stand. The family sure that
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 9, 2021
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Acts 10:44-48; John 15:9-17 As I was preparing to write my sermon this week, I did a little