

Freedom in the Truth About Ourselves
A sermon on John 8:31-36 and Romans 3:19-28. [For an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Basil James on Unsplash.] I recently ran across a thought-provoking quote from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s non-fiction series The Gulag Archipelago. The Russian writer draws on his own personal experience as a Gulag prisoner, as well as interviews and research from various sources for an examination of the awful ways that human beings can treat one another, and from that ex


The Step After Confession
A sermon on Luke 5:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-8, I Corinthians 15:1-11, and Psalm 138. [photo by Emiliano Vittoriosi  on Unsplash ] I had kind of...


Law & Gospel in Relationships
A sermon on Mark 10:2-16 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.] This past week, the...


The Grace of Being Like Grass
A sermon on Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, and Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13. [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here....


On Urgency, Uncertainty, and Grace
A sermon on Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37. [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Brandon Morgan on Unsplash] As...


Spirit-led Unproductivity
A sermon on 1 Kings 19:1-15a and Luke 8:26-39 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash.] I...


Word of Grace and Truth
A sermon on John 1:1-18 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash.] There is something about...


False Worship and Grace
(A sermon on Exodus 32: 1-14, and Matthew 22:1-14) [for an audio recording of this service, click here. Photo by Edwin Andrade on...


Sometimes, Grace is a Challenge
A sermon on Matthew 15:10-28 [For an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Charlie Firth on Unsplash] For a long time, I...


Surprising Grace
A sermon on Luke 16:1-13 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here] Raise your hand if the gospel we read today is your favorite...




