Sermon: Wisdom Calls
Does my belief further God's kingdom of love here on earth, or does it hinder it? Does this law or politician I support further God's kingdom here on earth or h...
Author: Fr. Peter
A Look at Ordination and Consecration
In a theological sense this energy transfer places an “indelible” characteristic upon the soul or spirit of the individual being ordained, that is a characteris...
Sermon: Breaking Chains
Focus on changing what is inside, not what is wrong with others, another’s sins but on our own sinfulness. Change comes from within, not from without.
Do you wish to be made well?
I stand before you today as one who has faced the sentence of excommunication from a Church, and I have to say, it is not a fun place to be.
Life-Giving Access
We may not always agree with the choices that others make, but quite frankly, it is none of our business; personal freedom is just that, personal.
Resurrection Joy
So, I invite you to come as redeemed and forgiven people to the empty tomb and the table. Come just as you are but leave changed.
Sermon: Palm Sunday
Today we turn a page as we begin the commemoration of the holiest week on the Church calendar. We also turn our face toward Jerusalem, as Jesus does, and we beg...
Leave her Alone
Mary does not realize that she has just turned the page and began a new chapter in the story. I am not sure Jesus even knew when his end was coming, but in this...
Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
This may sound strange coming from a minister in a reformed tradition, but I have always held Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in a particular place in my heart. I gr...
Open Invitation
Repentance, confession, and acknowledgment of our wrongs are not meant to make us feel bad for what we have done or left undone. No, all of it is spiritual nour...