Sermon 10/24/21

Mark 10:46-52 “Called Out” October 24, 2021 “Be quiet.” “Hush up, no one wants to hear that.” “Pipe down.” “Put a lid on it.” “Keep it to yourself.” And most bluntly, “Shut up.” The one most likely to be told to their face to be quiet is the one who speaks up when...

Sermon 10/17/21

Mark 10:35-45 “Service Call” October 17, 2021 The two Zebedee brothers had to either be middle children in a large family or the biggest brown-nosers in their neighborhood.   You know the type – the ones who are pushing their way to the front of the line all the while...

Sermon 10/10/21

Mark 10:17-31 “But…” October 10, 2021 The story goes that there once was a rich man who was close to death.  He was really sad because he had worked so hard for his money, and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven.  Determined, he started to pray that he...

Sermon October 3, 2021

Mark 10:2-16 “Childlike” October 3, 2021 Let’s get this out of the way first.  These words of Jesus’ are hard on our 21st century ears and our 21st century lives. Without context, so many of us who have been divorced or care about someone who is divorced – which I’m...

Midweek prayer

So much tugs on our hearts, Most Holy One. Even a few minutes of news has the ability, at times, to bring us to tears.  It is so tempting to tune it all out and focus inward and yet we know we are called to care and that means we may get hurt by what we witness.  As...