Backgrounder: April 6, 2021
The Spirit of Unity (Unify: 1 of 11) When the Risen Lord Jesus breathes on the disciples, he gives the gift of the Holy Spirit, so that they have the power of forgiveness of sins. They are afraid and huddled together. Thomas offers a great act of faith, overcoming doubt and fear, and showing us […]
April 4, 2021
Easter Sunday
March 28, 2021
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Backgrounder: March 23, 2021
God’s final answer to the chaos of our world is seen on the Cross of Jesus. Isaiah prophesies about a suffering servant, who will offer his pain for us. His rejection is our redemption. (Isaiah 50) The depth of Jesus’s pain is in the refrain for Psalm 22, “My God, my God, why have you […]
March 21, 2021
Fifth Sunday in Lent
In Memoriam: Mary Ann Grubb
Link to her obituary
Backgrounder: March 16, 2021
Why does God promise his chosen people a “new covenant” (Jeremiah 31)? After generations of God’s gracious offers of covenant, chaos continually overcomes covenant. People continue to turn away from God and his ways. The mystery of evil is deeper and broader than we can fathom. God will bring about the new covenant in his […]
March 14, 2021
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Backgrounder: March 10, 2021
Backgrounder: The Covenant Restored The low point of the overwhelming chaos which threatens continually Israel is the destruction of Jerusalem, including the temple of Solomon, the house of God. Worst of all, Israel “kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words, and scoffing at his Prophets.” (2 Chronicles 36) Exile in Babylon follows. Chaos […]
March 7, 2021
Second Sunday in Lent