August 13, 2023
11th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 14:22-33 I had COVID in September of 2020. It was a week with such little energy that answering one
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
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
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
February 28, 2021
Second Sunday in Lent, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Dearly Beloved, I’ve always felt bad for C-3PO, the human-like android in the Star Wars universe. R2D2, the other droid,
November 29, 2020
First Sunday of Advent (11/29/2020) Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 13:24-37 I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. I’d like to hold it in my
July 19, 2020
7th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Each spring, we plant a packet of wildflower seeds in a raised bed alongside our house. We
April 12, 2020
Easter Day, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Matthew 28:1-10 There are four writers in the Bible who tell the story of Easter morning. None of them are
November 17, 2019
23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Luke 21:5-19 Do you remember Chicken Little–or Henny Penny as she is sometimes called? “The sky is falling. The sky