Sunday: June 12, 2025: Enter the Hero
Faith, Early in my adult life, I had some misconceptions about how churches were funded. My naive equation looked something like this: state grants + county grants + the denomination + the Vatican + some mysterious endowment + some rich guy's giving + my occasional $20 = my church's income. Perhaps my naivete is a little overstated, but have you…
Sunday: Wrestling with God
Faith, Deep down, we all love a good fight. Yes or no? I know that doesn’t sound like the most Christian question for a pastor to ask. What do kids on the playground do once two kids start shoving each other? “Fight! Fight! Fight!” When it comes to sports, we are passionate about football and…
Sunday: What are the Sacraments?
Faith, I want to confess. Maybe you will resonate with me. For a good chunk of my adult life, I don't think I valued the sacraments of the Lord's Supper and baptism the way Jesus wanted me to value them. Communion Sundays were often, "We're going to get out of here late today," and baptisms seemed a…
Sunday What’s Your Family’s Story?
Faith, What's your family's story? While I think we'd all love to have parents who were Nobel Laureates, spouses who are rocket scientists, and siblings, sons and daughters who are saints and all-stars, but that's typically not the case. That's not even the case for Jesus' family! Yes, His heavenly Father is God Almighty, maker of…