Holy Week Worship at St. Jacob’s April 13-20, 2014 PALM SUNDAY / SUNDAY OF THE PASSION – April 13, 11am On Sunday, April 13, our liturgy begins with the Palm Sunday procession, commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Quickly the tone of the service changes as we meditate upon […]
So what do we think we know about God? about the world? about the person begging at our feet? One thing I do now, that though we are all lost without God, we are found in the grace of Jesus Christ – a Lord who is giving us new eyes […]
Bon Jovi said we’re livin’ on a prayer, and we are…but we might adjust the language to “livin’ on a promise.” That was Abram’s life, and we are called to live the same way – on nothing more than the promise of God. A promise that we will not be […]
No, I’m not Samuel L. Jackson trying to sell you a credit card. But what makes us who we are? And what voices are trying to convince us that we’re not who God says we are? Watch out for those snakes… 1st Sunday in Lent (Year A) – Sunday, March […]
Got your attention didn’t I? Ash Wednesday is a day and a time for truth. In the truth of praying Psalm 51, we are set free from any lies about ourselves, or any lies about God. The truth shall make you free, somebody smart said once… 🙂 In the freedom […]
As you know by now, one of my favorite ways of talking about the life of a Christian is to say we are walking the Way of Jesus. It’s what I’ve called the discipleship class I’m teaching, and I am calling our Wednesday evening Lenten supper series “A 40 Day […]
The Transfiguration of Our Lord – Exodus 24:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9 People are always looking for an amazing display of the glory of God. We might call those “mountaintop experiences.” And Peter, James, and John got one of those in today’s reading. But when all the bright lights went away, they […]