Spirit of Embodiment
Last week I talked a little bit about how I am trying to be more healthy and strong and one of the ways I am…
Romans
The Hope of the World is Us
The President of the United States is currently weighing whether or not to withdraw our nation from the Paris climate accord. Political leaders within our country are…
Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve
In the beginning… Most years when we get to the season of Advent, we dive deep into the gospel texts. We want to hear…
The Sweetest Grapes are Closest to the Vine
This spring when I planted my garden, I included some pumpkins for my husband. Typically, I try to avoid plants with vines, because they tend…
Everyday, Ordinary Worship
It’s Sunday morning. According to the Pew Research Center, even though 77% of adults in Iowa claim the Christian faith, only 36% of those people…
Holy Ground
In our scripture video just now, the creators left off one snippet of a verse. Right at the very end, the Book of Romans reads:…
Intersection Intercessions
While a student in seminary, I had the opportunity and privilege to take Clinical Pastoral Education through the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I was thrown…
Fueled and Aflame
(this was one of those outline sermons… so here are the notes) People everywhere… people here in this church, people in the community, other pastors,…