Be Well Luke 8:26-39 “How are you?” It’s the most common question in all the world, in every culture. “How are you?” “Como esta?” “Comment allez-vous?” “Come Va?” In my household, it's ‘Wutz poppin’?” “Wutz buzzin cousin?” “How’s your gravy?” “ Wassabi?” How are you? It’s both the most commonly asked question and the most halfheartedly, guardedly, disingenuously answered question, too. We rarely answer it truthfully. Instead, we turn to one of our standard, innocuous responses. … [Read more...]
Besieged
Besieged Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Over the last couple of weeks I’ve never been so acutely aware of how differently people see the world. I’ve heard from so many of you about your perspectives on the presidential election and, from what I can gather, the general sentiment is somewhere between euphoric and apocalyptic. It’s a reminder of how we can all be looking at the same thing yet see it so differently. I thought about the woman who went to the auto shop to pick up her car. The man at the … [Read more...]
Where God Is
“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 wherever they happen to be. The GPS has saved a lot of time, and a lot of marriages. If Moses had had a GPS, it wouldn’t have taken him 40 years to get from Egypt to the Promised Land. You can find anything these days – even if you … [Read more...]
Anchored: Live the Life
“Live the Life” James 1:19-27 I was thirteen years old when a friend invited me on a fishing trip with him and his father. They’d bought a new boat and planned to take it out for the first time. After putting in at the harbor, we trolled around the lake until we found what my friend’s father deemed a suitable fishing hole. He cut the engine and pointed to the anchor lying next to my feet. He said, “Mark, can you do the honors? The anchor weighed about ten pounds and was tied to a thick nylon … [Read more...]
Words of Revolution: Our Father
“Words of Revolution: Our Father” Galatians 4:1-10 Rev. Mark Feldmeir A burglar broke into a house in the middle of the night. As he tiptoed through the house, he heard a voice in the darkness. It said, "Jesus... is watching you." The burglar froze in his tracks and waited quietly. He took another step, and again he heard the voice. "Jesus... is watching you." Scanning the room with his flashlight he noticed a birdcage in the corner. A parrot was perched calmly in the cage. "Was that you?" … [Read more...]
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