22 Pentecost C—10/16/16 Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Pr. Scott Kramer A couple of days ago I went to the gym and jumped on the treadmill. To me, the treadmill is frankly boring! However, there are TV screens with football games and other sports events, news programs and talk shows to watch. Sometimes I have an audiobook loaded on my phone and I’ll listen to that. All of these things make the time pass more quickly and the treadmill a little less boring. Imagine … [Read more...]
Blessing of the Animals
Blessing of the Animals by Melody Kroeger October 4, 2015 At least 10 years ago, a friend of mine and fellow animal lover, sent me a series of photos that still makes me laugh. I’m betting some of you have seen it making the Internet and email rounds. Two churches in an unnamed town got to arguing. And it was a very public argument, played out on the large signs in front of their buildings—you know, the kind we have on our front lawn? The kind of sign with movable letters that can be … [Read more...]
Children of God
All Saints Sunday—11/2/14 Revelation 7:9-17; Psalm 34:1-10; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 (Take a minute to count your blessings. Be specific in naming anything in your life that you would call a blessing.) So--What was it like to name your blessings? What did you list? Health? Wealth? Family? Freedom? If you haven’t already, take your list and compare it to Jesus’ list in Matthew 5. Did any of your blessings show up on Jesus’ list of blessings? Probably not, because: Who wants to be … [Read more...]