Author Archive: Pastor Bob
Pastor Bob
April 28, 2019
John 20. 19-31When Jesus rises from the dead, all creation rises, as well! Conservative Christianity is what the media calls it. Conservative Christianity is what it calls itself. Conservative Christianity. The Religious Right. Evangelicalism. And it would have us believe…
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Pastor Bob
April 25, 2019
the resurrection of our lord the PRAYER. . . O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us…
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Pastor Bob
April 21, 2019
Luke 24. 1-12Jesus lives not yesterday and not tomorrow, but today! “… as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be …” As it was, is now, and ever shall be! These words might be familiar to…
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Pastor Bob
April 19, 2019
John 19. 31-42The cross is the force that sets the universe in motion! If you couldn’t guess, I’m a Boomer. A Baby Boomer. Born sometime between the end of W.W.2 and the beginning of the War on Poverty. My life…
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Pastor Bob
April 18, 2019
John 13. 1-17, 31b-35It’s love – god’s and ours – that changes the world! Each time, every time, we come together, we’re gathered around scripture. And this night is no different. Sometimes, we sing it. In canticles. In hymns. In…
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Pastor Bob
April 17, 2019
the sunday of the passion the PRAYER. . . Everlasting God, in your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord Jesus Christ to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In your mercy…
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Pastor Bob
April 14, 2019
14 April 2019 Luke 22.14 – 23.56The Cross isn’t there simply for the sins.It’s there for the love! “Transformation is often more about unlearning than learning.” “Transformation is often more about unlearning something old than it is learning something new.”…
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Pastor Bob
April 10, 2019
the fifth sunday in lent the PRAYER. . . Creator God, you prepare a new way in the wilderness, and your grace waters our desert. Open our hearts to be transformed by the new thing you are doing, that our…
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Pastor Bob
April 7, 2019
07 April 2019 John 12. 1-8The resurrection and the life is loveright here and right now! Any given Sunday, between the Prayer of the Day and the Sermon, we channel surf! We pick up the remote and we just start…
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Pastor Bob
April 3, 2019
the fourth sunday in lent the PRAYER. . . God of compassion, you welcome the wayward, and you embrace us all with your mercy. By our baptism clothe us with garments of your grace, and feed us at the table…
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