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
April 3, 2022
Fifth Sunday in Lent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
John 12:1-8 I went to bed too early on Sunday night. I missed the most dramatic moment of the Oscars
November 7, 2021
All Saints Sunday, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 Liz Tichenor, an Episcopal priest in California, tells a story about a recent evening
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
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”
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
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
January 31, 2021
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 1:21-28 In September 1995, the Dali Lama visited Emory University, where I was just beginning some graduate work after
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