Archive for January 2024

“Our Inclusive Church” Today is our 57th anniversary. Wow. That’s what Sally and I say when we think about this. Wow. It has been a great and wonderful journey together. We were married for about six years before we decided to have children. Before we took that big step, I called my older sister, Annette.…

“Navigating a New Creation” The lazy, hazy crazy days of summer that Nat King Cole sang about in my youth are here again. So grab an ice tea, or a fishing pole, or your golf clubs and kickback. Next week, in fact, we will do just that when we go to the park to join…

“Living Beyond Our Limits” This is both Pentecost Sunday and Memorial Day weekend. I am glad that this year these two important events are aligned. We need both of them. I hope that some of us, most of us, maybe all of us have brought stories about people we would like to remember and honor…

“The Harmony Way” The 13th chapter of First Corinthians is the Apostle Paul’s great song of love: love believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love is never envious, or jealous, or rude. Faith, hope, and love abide, but the greatest of these is love. Sometimes people think that agape love is self-giving…

“Our Calling” (The following is an edited version of the sermon from May 7, 2023.) We have been cooking on all our burners lately. The fundraiser for Camp Sunflower was a huge success in so many ways. We raised funds for camperships, and good will beyond measure.  Last week someone who won a raffle came…