Crumbs of Grace: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Crumbs of Grace: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

If you are one of the many people who grew up believing in the perfect Jesus, this week’s scripture and sermon may be difficult for you to hear. For this week, Jesus is “letting his slip show” as he engages in a rude, name-calling exchange with a woman who seeks his...
Take Heart: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Take Heart: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost 2023

In our gospel reading today we hear the story of Jesus’s disciples on a boat at night in the midst of a raging storm. This is the well-known story of Peter walking on water, and then sinking. We’ll reflect on what it means to “have faith,” to weather storms, to be...
Reading the Will: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Reading the Will: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

In the gospel reading for this Sunday, the author talks about “an inheritance that is imperishable,” or it is like something you might find in a will.  And we do something like reading a will every Sunday here in church – we read God’s will so...
Ted Lasso & Teamwork: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Ted Lasso & Teamwork: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2023

For the last Sunday in our series based on the TV comedy Ted Lasso, Aliyah and Amanda step in to speak about how Kindness is . . . a team effort to pass along to younger generations. Our texts recognize that our faith begins with our response to God’s love, which...
Ted Lasso & Curiosity: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Ted Lasso & Curiosity: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 2023

Week 2 of a worship series about kindness based on the popular TV comedy show, Ted Lasso. Our theme on Sunday is: Kindness is . . . accepting people exactly as they are. So often, we make judgments about those around us without understanding the circumstances of their...