Easter banner in the church 4 Easter A—5/3/20 Acts 2:42-47 Pr. Scott Kramer You just heard this reading from the Book of Acts: Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods, and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and … [Read more...]
The Quiet Place
9 Pentecost B—7/22/18 Jeremiah 23:1-6; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Pr. Scott Kramer Friday is our day off together, so this past Friday my wife and I did what we love to do this time of year and that’s hike in the mountains. We drove to Mt. Rainier National Park and started out on the trail. We weren’t alone. The trail follows a major road just outside the park for a mile or more so there was plenty of traffic noise. On the trail itself were dozens of people, and because this is Seattle, everybody has … [Read more...]
God’s Speed
4 Easter B—4/22/18 Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 Pr. Scott Kramer Friday is a day off together for my wife and me so this past Friday we decided to go see a couple of IMAX movies at Seattle Center that looked interesting. Normally we would drive but this time we decided to take light rail. We rode the train from Rainier Beach to Westlake. It was fun! One of the reasons it was fun was that we got to see so much that we would miss if we were driving. The train doesn’t go all that fast … [Read more...]
Goodness and Mercy
4 Easter C—4/17/16 Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Pr. Scott Kramer When I go to the gym I like to listen to audiobooks while I’m working out. One book this past week was about a famous person you might recognize [play audio]. Yes, it’s My Brief History, a short autobiography of Stephen Hawking, the famous cosmologist. As you may know, when Hawking was a young man he developed ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak for most of his … [Read more...]
The Good Shepherd
Easter 4B—4/26/15 by Melody Kroeger David and I belong to the dwindling demographic that has the daily Seattle Times newspaper delivered to our house. Last week there was an article from Kelso that captured our attention. According to the Times, “the family of Jerry Moon opened his casket for their final goodbyes and were startled” – shocked you might say – to find an absolute stranger in Mr. Moon’s place. Mr Moon, aged 72 and another man, Mr. P aged 97, both died at the same … [Read more...]