Ninth Sunday after Pentecost                                             25 July 2021 (2 Kings 4:42-44   Psalm 145   Ephesians 3:14-21   John 6:1-21) “Bread for sinners; nourishment for the weak!” It is amazing how a delicious mango can write a sermon! Whenever I’m away with my family on vacation in the South, (as I was two weeks ago), visiting a local fruit … More “Bread for sinners; nourishment for the weak!”

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 As most of you know by now, I’m the biological product of two Lutheran pastors.  Growing up as a pastor’s kid, a PK, provided for… well, let’s just say, an interesting childhood experience.  While not coming from my parents so much, there were certain expectations, certain pressures, to act or behave a … More Curved Outwards

Mark 6: 14-29 From the time I was little, coming to Gettysburg to visit my grandparents, then later in my commute for my seminary classes, I knew I was almost here by a set of three wooden crosses, along route 15, just before the Hunterstown exit.  Maybe 30 yards off the highway, 2 light blue, … More Pointing to Christ

Mark 6: 1-13 Amidst the secular world, this weekend is a time set aside to pause and celebrate America’s sacred values – “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness“.  Amidst these sacred values, those embodied in our most sacred documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution – documents that recall those rights … More Set Free