September 20, 2021
17th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13–4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Two summers ago, our denomination became the country’s first “sanctuary church
September 5, 2021
15th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Lois Pallmeyer
Dear Friends in Christ, God’s grace and peace be with you. Amen. They say a parent is never happier than
August 29, 2021
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 This summer, Kyrstin Schwarz, our Rockstar children’s ministry director used the Disney Pixar movie, “Inside Out”
August 22, 2021
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Ephesians 6:10-20 When I left for vacation at the end of July, the sun was an orange ball in the
August 16, 2021
Mary, Mother of Our Lord; Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Isaiah 61:7-11; Psalm 34:1-9; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 1:46-55 I made it through the entire reading of that Gospel lesson without
August 1, 2021
10th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Early on in the pandemic, in those first weeks after the entire
July 25, 2021
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 25, 2021, Pastor Lois Pallmeyer
Dear Friends in Christ, God’s grace and peace be with you. Amen So how’s it going? Are you feeling well-nourished
July 18, 2021
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Japanese call it shinrin yoku: forest bathing. Florence Williams, a journalist who writes about the connection
July 11, 2021
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling
Mark 6:14-29 If you’ve visited any art museum, you’ve no doubt seen a rendering of today’s gospel text. From Caravaggio
July 4, 2021
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Javen Swanson
Today’s scripture readings: Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 A few years ago—long before any of us imagined a global