If this reading from Isaiah sounds a little familiar, it may be because much of our worship derives its shape from Isaiah 6. Like Isaiah, our worship begins with a hymn of praise. We...
A woman, hunched over, picks up some sticks, adding them to the bundle of kindling she holds tightly to her chest. She’s out of food. She and her son are hungry. Her husband has...
My name is Jonathan Holtmeier, and I’m happy to be with you, doing this strange experiment called “church” in the year 2020. I don’t think I’ve met any of you before, so here I am,...
Grace and peace to you from God who is like no other, God, who is with us in our brokenness, and God who lifts us up out of the ash heap. Amen. Today, we...
And so here we are. The year is 2020 and the pandemic has turned our world upside down and proven to be anything but short-lived. Jokes and humor are much needed to help us...
And you thought your family was dysfunctional! Today we look at the family of Jacob. This story today makes me think of these keynote words from God in Genesis: “Through you and your descendants, all...
We learn in this memorable lesson that we are made from “Adamah,” which means dirt, dust. We are from the earth – an animal, a creature. The name Adam is taken from this root word....
About six weeks ago, Pastor John asked me if I could cover for him today. I told him I’d be glad to do so. Then when I read the assigned readings, I thought to myself,...
Those of you from my era or older may remember Jim Marshal of the Minnesota Vikings. He was a great player, one of the “rocks” from those classic Viking teams – the Super Bowl Viking...