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FIRST WORD 6.21.24 “Wind and Waves”
6/21/2024
“They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” Mark 4:41 I loved to take my grandfather fishing when I was in college. He’d had a stroke and walked with a cane, but we’d find a way to get him into a boat and go fishing…
FIRST WORD 5.16.24 “Holy Spirit Coming”
5/16/2024
Jesus said: “You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.” John 15:16 I remember a family in a previous parish that had adopted three little boys. The…
FIRST WORD 6.14.24 “Fathers Day”
6/14/2024
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.” Psalm 103:13 It's Father’s Day this Sunday, a day to honor the fathers among us. My dad’s name was Chuck, he was a husband, a father of four kids, custom cabinet maker and farmer. He passed away back…
FIRST WORD 5.31.24 “I Am Yours”
5/31/2024
“I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.” Psalm 119:94 (NRSV) Early on, Martin Luther was tormented by his inability to feel that he was accepted by God. His closest friend, Staupitz taught him to rely on Christ, quoting Psalm 119:94, “I am yours; save me.” In times of darkness, when life…
FIRST WORD 6.7.24 “Our Spiritual Family”
6/7/2024
“Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.” Mark 3:35 NIV The Oxford Dictionary defines a family as: “a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit,” or: “all the descendants of a common ancestor.” For me, I have a wife and two kids. Growing up, my family included my…
FIRST WORD 5.2.24 “He Chose You”
5/8/2024
Jesus said: “You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.” John 15:16 I remember a family in a previous parish that had adopted three little boys. The…
FIRST WORD 5.10.24 “Mothers Day”
6/30/2021
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12 In Genesis chapters 1-2 we hear the story of God’s marvelous creation – it’s a paradise! Sun, moon, stars. Earth, sea and sky. Fruits and vegetables. Birds, sea monsters,…
