Pastor Adam, Author at Open Prairie

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So far Pastor Adam has created 291 blog entries.

Peace! Be Still!

Calming the storm: the storm outside, and the storm inside.

Peace! Be Still!Pastor Adam2024-06-23T09:28:39-05:00

God calls to the seed, and to us: come forth!

Kingdom Call, Kingdom ResponsePastor Adam2024-06-16T12:17:58-05:00

Jesus was far more interested in how people behave than in what they believe. We should be too. Live lovingly!

Live Lovingly, Again: Against Pride of BeliefPastor Adam2024-06-09T10:05:44-05:00

This Sunday, we read a story from the Gospel of Mark about a disagreement Jesus had with some Pharisees concerning proper observance

A Pineapple of CompassionPastor Adam2024-06-02T10:12:15-05:00

Our bake sale at Lunch in the Park on Friday, May 24th got off to a slow start. Because of the storm,

Lunch in the Park, in the Prouty, in the ParkPastor Adam2024-05-26T12:44:05-05:00

Before John 3:16—the best-known passage in the New Testament—the gospel writer invites us to go deep.

Invitation to the Deep EndPastor Adam2024-05-26T09:00:41-05:00

It makes me happy when children come to church. In this Pentecost reflection, I explain why. (The Pentecost story was dramatized by

Youthful VisionsPastor Adam2024-05-19T09:31:23-05:00

The eleven remaining apostles chose a twelfth to replace Judas. Looking at how they did it can teach us some useful things

Help Reaching DecisionsPastor Adam2024-05-12T13:17:19-05:00

Here's a prayer for Mothers Day, with some reflections about the 23rd Psalm.

Psalm 23, Mothers Day VersionPastor Adam2024-05-12T13:12:45-05:00

Jesus taught something very challenging about how to respond to violence, and I talk about it in this sermon. This week, I

On Hitting Back HarderPastor Adam2024-05-05T12:49:30-05:00