Defined by Generosity
Our scriptures this morning show us what it means to be generous. They describe to us people and communities who went the extra mile, who…
stewardship
putting your money where your mouth is… even if it hurts
Recently there has been a call on some of the social media outlets I follow… a call to take money out of the big banks. As…
The Prodigal Steward
This morning’s parable from the gospel of Luke is one of the toughest pieces of scripture in the whole Bible. Preachers all over the country…
calls for justice in the midst of advent joy
This coming Sunday we will light the third candle on the Advent wreath – the candle for JOY. We hear in the midst of this…
pastoral discoveries
So – my last post kind of cryptically talked about growing and stretching and being challenged and stressed. As I’m wading around in all of…
soil conservation
This morning, I preached a sermon on soil conservation. Yah, it may seem like a strange topic – and definately not in line with any…
Good Dirt
(a sermon for Earth Day, Stewardship Week, and in response to a youth auctioned sermon on the theme “soil conservation”) It seems like everyone and…