Pastor Log

War is a terrible human failing: it represents the absence of better minds, better hearts at the highest levels wreaking death on the defenseless and poorest people on all sides. The desire to serve and protect life, liberty and happiness for all, however, is a noble one. When conflict is thrust upon us, or chosen… Read more.

This week we are reminded by the readings from Acts 11:1-18 of God’s incessant call to seek the margins and find blessings in unforeseen places. We read the story of the Holy Spirit coming scandalously to Gentiles and of Peter clearly seeing that God had called “clean” that which he had always reviled. Looking for… Read more.

On this 3rd Sunday of the Easter season the Gospel reading from John 21 tells us of the story of the disciples, and Peter in particular, who are fishing in Galilee after Jesus’ resurrection. Catching nothing, they see a man on the shore who yell out to fish from the other side of the boat…. Read more.

Crowds shout, palms branches wave, the heralded candidates enter the city! Political rally AND the scene in first century Jerusalem as we remember Jesus’ entry into the holy city. Jesus and the disciples, staging a counter demonstration to the corrupt and oppressive rule of Herod and the Roman occupying forces, uses symbols drawn from the… Read more.

Join us in studying Jim Wallis’ new book: America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to New America. This book, written by a white evangelical minister who has been at the forefront of Civil Rights advocacy since the 1960s, will be a jumping-off point for the church to discuss issues of race, religion,… Read more.

Today as we remember the struggle for a better society and a true, compassionate democracy, and as we are confronted with the reality that we have not yet made our country or our souls as great as they can be, we remember the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr who said “It is not… Read more.

The blind beggar in this week’s Gospel lesson from Mark 10:46-52 asks to be able to see, to have his sight restored. Rev. Kent preached the sermon “Bearing the Light” acknowledging the challenge of both carrying the light of love to others, as well as being able to endure the transformations that answered prayers sometimes… Read more.

Rev. Rachel this week explored what constitutes wisdom and how do we live it? How do we know what cross to take up, and what needs crucified in us so that we can recognize the true wisdom of a true savior? Here is the pastoral prayer offered by worship leader Matt Jadud. May it be… Read more.