As I came up with the title for this sermon, I couldn’t help but hear it said in Uncle Jesse’s voice from the 90s TV

Luke 18:1-8 October 16, 2022 One evening after picking up her daughter from play practice, Janie made a decision that would forever change her life

Have you ever felt excluded? Have you ever been on the outside of a group or activity, unable to join in? Sometimes we long to

October 2, 2022 – World Communion Sunday When I was in middle school, my church offered a backpacking trip to anyone who was interested in

Desperate times call for desperate measures…so the saying goes. But I also think that how we respond in desperate times often shows a lot about

Three years before I wrote The Sacred Pulse, I came home exhausted. I don’t even remember what I had been doing, but I know it

Growing up as a Chicago Cubs fan, the games I most looked forward to were the ones against the Cubs most bitter rivals. The St.

August 28, 2022 Priorities are interesting things. Quite often, we don’t even notice our own priorities are off–even startlingly so–but we do notice priority problems

As human beings, am I correct to say that if we are going to believe in something we want to have a certain amount of

From a very young age, I had an awareness of God’s presence. I talked to God whenever I was alone, especially when I was outside.