“Stewardship” is not about what the church needs.  It’s about what you need to give – and what the church needs to give for the sake of the kingdom of God.   15th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – September 6, 2015 – James 2:1-17, Mark 7:24-37 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran […]

Exploring Faith Together – Harrisonburg Community Classes on Scripture and Theology Fall 2015 Course – “What’s a Lutheran?” 6:30-8:00pm, Wednesday evenings at Trinity Lutheran Church Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 21, 28 Click here for more details: What’s a Lutheran – Fall 2015 flyer

LeBron may be a free agent, but we’re not.   13th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – August 23, 2015 – Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18; John 6:56-69 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia No One Else – Pastor Evan Davis If you know me, you know I love basketball. And yes, unlike […]

The book of Proverbs isn’t just a bunch of witty sayings….it’s a story about Wisdom.     12th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – August 16, 2015 – Proverbs 9:1-6, John 6:51-58 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Turn in Here – Pastor Evan Davis I love taking walks through […]

“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 […]