“Honesty and love”…foundational words that came to me during my junior year in college in 1963 and ’64. Years marked by JFK’s assassination… by George Wallace declaring “segregation forever”… by the reawakening of the women’s movement (Betty Friedan)…by MLK’s arrest … read full post
If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. This bold, seemingly audacious promise of Jesus is given to his disciples and to the infant church in the first century and even now to us who … read full post
Matters of the Heart Please pray with me aloud or in your heart our Prayer of the Day: Sovereign God, ruler of all hearts, you call us to obey you, and you favor us with true freedom. Keep us faithful … read full post
Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 The Family for Which Jesus Died O sacred head, what glory, what bliss till now was thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine. Many of you know … read full post
Exodus 12:1-14, Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19, I Corinthians 11:23-25, John13:1-17, 31b-35 This Precious Gift What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused … read full post
Today, join us for palm Sunday service as we prepare for Easter. … read full post
…Beyond the sacred page, I seek you Lord; my spirit waits for you, O living Word. ELW 515 I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a … read full post
Notes for Sermon on the Second Sunday of Advent at Faith, Okemos, December 5, 2021 based on Luke 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius…the word of God came to John. And in this first … read full post
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2021 Faith, Okemos Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18, Psalm 34:15-22, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6:56-69 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 Who of us who has … read full post