by markfeldmeir | Aug 17, 2015 | Faith, Family, Grace, Incarnation, Jesus, Searching for God, sermon, The Church, yeast
“Where God Is” 1 John 4:7-21 It still happens from time to time that a stranger will stop to ask us for directions. But it’s a rare occurrence, these days. Thanks to the personal navigation device, just about anyone can get to just about anywhere from just about...
by markfeldmeir | Aug 4, 2014 | Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Humility, sermon
“The Walking Wounded” Genesis 32:22-31 Rev. Mark Feldmeir A cab driver arrives at the Pearly Gates and announces his presence to St. Peter, who looks him up in his Big Book. Upon reading the entry, St. Peter hands the cabby a robe and a golden staff and opens the...
by markfeldmeir | Jul 20, 2014 | Faith, Family, Grace, sermon
“Wide Awake” Genesis 28 Several years ago, as a farewell gift, my former congregation in Rancho Santa Margarita presented me with a signed and numbered lithograph by the Russian-born French artist, Marc Chagall, whose work I have long admired and who is one the most...
by markfeldmeir | Nov 16, 2011 | Faith, Family, Featured, Jesus, Obedience
In Matthew 25 Jesus tells a story – the very last story, according to Matthew, that Jesus ever told – about Judgment Day, when the King calls each of us before him so that he can make a final assessment of how we lived our lives. Unlike the popular images we have of...
by markfeldmeir | Jul 8, 2011 | Family, Reconciliation
If you’re like me, you are inclined to believe that God operates according to the same rules of justice and fairness that govern our modern Western society. We assume that God rewards honesty and goodness, and that those who lie or deceive or manipulate others for...
