How much is enough? This is no simple question, and yet it is one we are all called to answer for ourselves. God has a vision for our life, a vision that God teaches the people of Israel in the desert wilderness. Day after day, God feeds his people just […]
Big surprise – life isn’t fair. And thank God that God isn’t fair either. Replacing our sense of fairness with a sense of gratitude can change our lives. 15th Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, September 21, 2014 – Matthew 20:1-16 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia “Seeing Gratitude” – Pastor […]
Forgiveness can never be forced, but it is the only way forward. God always finds a way to love and forgive us. 14th Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, September 14, 2014 – Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia “God Finds a Way” – Pastor Evan Davis […]
There are times when we might want a quick, easy way to show someone in our church community the door. “Three strikes and you’re out” can sound pretty good. Jesus gives us a healthy way to deal with conflict, but if we look at this conversation more closely, what is […]
It is so easy to, as the apostle Paul says, to “be overcome by evil.” It is much harder to “overcome evil with good.” A closer look at what’s going on in Ferguson, Missouri, shows that very clearly. 12th Sunday after Pentecost – August 31, 2014 Romans 12:9-21, Matthew […]