4 Lent C—3/31/19 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Pr. Scott Kramer Back in January two of my buddies and I decided to spend a few days hiking Death Valley National Park in late March. At the time we didn’t know that within three weeks my dad would die and our family would plan his memorial service for last Saturday. But, instead of canceling the hiking trip we decided that my companions would go ahead and I would catch up with them later. We met up in Death Valley on Tuesday of this past week and … [Read more...]
The Wilderness Road
5 Easter B—4/29/18 Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21 Pr. Scott Kramer Years ago my wife and I went on a hike in an area south of here called Indian Heaven Wilderness. This is a beautiful, remote area in south-central Washington near Mt. Adams, and we decided at one point to drive on a forest road through the wilderness to see where that would take us. Well, we thought we knew where we were but there were no road signs and after a while we knew we were lost. It was getting late in the day and … [Read more...]
Promise Amidst Temptations
The promise amidst the temptations in the wilderness By Melody Kroeger There is a lot of action packed into the readings this first Sunday of Lent. We began today with Noah and the “everlasting covenant between God and Noah and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” (Genesis 9:8-17) A covenant not just for Noah and his sons and their son’s generations but for ALL future generations – that God remember God’s promise and never again send flood waters to destroy the earth … [Read more...]