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Transfigured by Light, Voice, and Touch

Sunday, February 15, 2926, Transfiguration Sunday – Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, Psalm 99, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9 For the last week or so, I’ve been in the grips of a great spiritual struggle. I share this because I want you to know that even those of us who serve in ministry roles or who […]

Ritual and practice, Sermons, Service and Outreach, Spirituality, Transformation and Wholeness

Salt, Light, and the Core that Matters

Sunday, February 8, 2026 – Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12], Psalm 112:1-9 [10], 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16], Matthew 5:13-20 This is the gospel according to fifth chapter of Matthew beginning with the 13th verse as it appears in the Bible translation called The Message. 13 “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning

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How Should We Live?

Sunday, February 1, 2026 – Micah 6:1-8, Psalm 15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12 Our first reading today is a well-known section from the Book of Micah. Who was Micah? He was a minor prophet in the 8th-century BC from Judea, known for defending the poor against corrupt leaders and warning of God’s judgment on

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Walking in the Light

Walking in the Light: Advent Hope and the Path to Peace Sunday, November 30, 2025 – Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44 As we welcome the season of Advent, I am reminded of a night years ago on the Big Island of Hawaii—a night that forever shaped my understanding of what it means

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Out of Hiding, Into Wholeness

Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Isaiah 65:1-9, Psalm 22:19-28, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39 I want to begin today with a question: Have you ever felt as though God is far away—perhaps hidden or silent just when you needed God most? One of those childhood games that never seems to go out of fashion is hide

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Fire’s Revelation and Commandment, Shavuot and Pentecost

Sunday, June 8, 2025, Pentecost – Acts 2:1-21 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\”\”] Light, Love, and Healing in the Command to Transform the World I\’d like to thank Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison for the inspiration for this sermon. We co-led a \”Prelude to Pentecost What is Ours to Do?\” worship at the Haden Institute Summer Dream & Spirituality

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Journey to the Passion: Healing Hearts in Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025, Maundy Thursday – Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 20-27 In 2023, I had the incredible privilege of co-leading a spiritual pilgrimage to the Isle of Iona off the coast of Scotland. It was quite a journey getting there. We of course flew overnight to Glasgow and then after a restful

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Journey to the Passion: Praying with the Text

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – Romans 15:1-6 Because we\’ve been partnering with Trinity Lutheran Church for our Lenten worship services, I\’ve not been preaching each week. But I did preach on March 19, and below is that message. We’re focusing during this Lenten season on “Holy Habits” or spiritual practices. This week’s topic is scripture

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From Ritual to Revelation

Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Malachi 3:1-4, Psalm 84, Hebrews 2:14-18, Luke 2:22-40 Last week I asked us to think about a question: How do we need God to show up for us and for the people we love and care about? I asked you to think about your children, your grandchildren, your neighbors, and

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