“I will bless the LORD at all times; the praise of God shall be ever in my mouth.”  But what’s coming out of our mouths?     11th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – August 9, 2015 – Psalm 34:1-8, Ephesians 4:25-5:2, John 6 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia […]

Without Jesus, we starve to death.  We need the Bread of Life to live and that Bread of Life is “for you.”  You can believe it!     10th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – August 2, 2015 – John 6:24-35 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Starving – Pastor […]

Jesus is no Moses.  (even though Moses was awesome!)  Jesus is someone else entirely.  God’s miracles are amazing – but the real miracle here is Jesus himself.     9th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – July 26, 2015 – John 6:1-21 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Not a […]

We all love a little palace intrigue, and this week we have two stories of some royal rumblings in the Bible.  Kings David and Herod use power in an all-too-familiar way.  But John the Baptizer and Jesus challenge us to discover the power of the cross.     7th Sunday […]

Dylann Roof, the accused Charleston shooter, is one of us.  Thank God the martyrs of Mother Emanuel, and their families, are part of us too.     4th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – June 21, 2015 – 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Just Like You […]

If you think everything in your life is in your hands, go talk to a farmer for a while.   3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – June 14, 2015 – Mark 4:26-34 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia While You Were Sleeping – Pastor Evan Davis I spend more […]

You don’t have to go through passport control to come inside our church, but maybe you should.   7th Sunday of Easter (Year B) – May 17, 2015 – John 17:6-19, Acts 1:15-17,21-26 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia “Check Your Passport” – Pastor Evan Davis One of the last […]

We are drowning in a sea of choices…but Jesus says, “I choose you.”  No choice required on our part.   6th Sunday of Easter (Year B) – May 10, 2015 – Acts 10:44-48, John 15:9-17 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia I Choose You – Pastor Evan Davis Have you […]

What is to keep [insert name of someone you care about] from God’s love?  Do you really think there’s something?   5th Sunday of Easter (Year B) – May 3, 2015 – Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia “What Is to Prevent Them?” […]

This week, let’s take a look at what makes the Good Shepherd so good…and whether we’re “good” at all.     4th Sunday of Easter (Year B) – April 26, 2015 – John 10:11-18 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia “Only One is Good” – Pastor Evan Davis If there’s […]