Dear Friends in Christ, I. Kingdom of Patience or Kingdom of Mercy? Peter gets the kingdom of heaven wrong. But this is a good thing for us, because we…
The Word of the Lord from Matthew 18:3: Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”…
Dear Friends in Christ, There are many stories about Simon Peter in the Bible. There are ninety-three references to Peter in the New Testament and he is referred to…
Dear Friends in Christ, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” That sounds like the kind of question you might get when someone is taking an opinion…
Dear friends in Christ, A close reading of the Bible reveals that many of the fiercest struggles that people have are not with the devil, not with the world,…
Dear Friends in Christ, This morning we have before us a collection of short parables that our Lord teaches in Matthew 13. It may seem at first to be…
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus, I very much enjoy being a homeowner, but I wish our house weren’t so preachy. It preaches to me all the time. It has…
Dear friends in Christ, We have, in today’s Gospel lesson, a well-known parable of Jesus—the Parable of the Sower. The Sower goes to sow seed upon his field. Some…
Dear Friends in Christ, Several years ago, Nancy and I were terribly saddened and disturbed by the news that a friend and member of our former congregation had taken…
The Word of the Lord from Matthew 10: Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace,…