Keep My Head above the Wave
Here's a song I wrote for today's service. It might be a prayer for God's help in not drowning, or it might
The Three Wise Guys
Wrong place, wrong king, wrong question, wrong gifts. How wise is that?
Fear Not!
In the secular world, Christmas is over now—any left-over Christmas decorations in the stores are marked way down, and retailers are already
Arukah at Open Prairie
We didn't have a sermon on the 31st of December. Instead, for our Mission Sunday, we heard a presentation by Princeton Police
New Directories
Just in time for Christmas: the new church directories are ready! Thanks, Nikki and Ron for working so hard on this project;
Unquenching the Bible
The Apostle Paul cautioned us not to quench the spirit. So when you read scripture—especially the joyful passages of Advent—let the spirit
A Sunday for Comfort
Our service on the Second Sunday of Advent was all about comfort. Our reading was from Isaiah 40, which begins: "Comfort, O
God’s Little Lights
This sermon, for the first Sunday in Advent, shares a true story from the current Israel-Hamas war. (It's a hopeful sermon, but
O Mother of Music
Each verse of this new hymn is a prayer in the style of the O Antiphons: O <blank>, come and <blank>.
Creative Risk-Taking
The Parable of the Talents is one of the most annoying parables of Jesus. There's a reason for that.