by markfeldmeir | Mar 22, 2020 | Faith, Lent, sermon, The Church, Uncategorized
“The Darkness Is Inevitable” Psalm 23 Last summer, when I planned our “Simply Put” sermon series, I had in my mind the image of a wise, venerable sage, in the sunset of his or her life, sitting at a desk with pen and paper in a quiet, lamp-lit study, transcribing for...
by markfeldmeir | Nov 6, 2019 | Faith, Jesus, Social Issues, The Church, Uncategorized
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?”...
by markfeldmeir | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Magnificat — Luke 1:46-55 The tragic news out of San Bernardino this week is enough to break our hearts in two and send us all to our knees in prayer. San Bernardino is my birthplace and the city of my childhood. It holds a special place in my heavy heart...
by markfeldmeir | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Genesis 33:1-15 Rev. Mark Feldmeir A preacher is given a parrot as a gift from a parishioner, and it turns out that the parrot swears like a sailor. Every word out of the bird’s mouth is laced with profanity. The swearing goes on day after day, until one day...
by markfeldmeir | Jun 12, 2012 | Hospitality, Uncategorized
I read recently that Alex Haley, the late author of Roots, learned the whole saga – the story that would later become a Pulitzer-Prize winning book – while sitting on his grandparent’s front porch. As a child growing up in Henning, Tennessee, in the 1920s, Haley...
