February 1, 2026
4th Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 5:1-12 + Micah 6:6-8 Beloved in Christ, In Matthew Lopez’ play Somewhere, a Puerto Rican family in 1950s New York
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
June 22, 2025
2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 8:26-39 + Pentecost 2 + June 22, 2025 Due to the heat, the disruption of breaking news, the time
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
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
January 15, 2023
Second Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 1:29-42 In 2011, Minnesota astronomer Parke Kunkle innocently stated in an interview that the Earth’s wobbly orbit means it’s
January 16, 2022
Second Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 2:1-11 When I was in graduate school, I waited tables at a restaurant that had a banquet room that
June 20, 2021
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 I arrived as a freshman at Gustavus four years after
January 10, 2021
Baptism of Jesus, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 1:4-11 + Baptism of Jesus + January 10, 2020 On Wednesday night, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
September 27, 2020
17th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 21:23-32 Maybe you’ve heard about the marshmallow design challenge. It’s a teamwork and design exercise. Groups are given 20