Often the life of faith is described as a long and winding road – a road we can fall off of at any time!  Thomas, like us, is looking for turn-by-turn, GPS directions for how to find God at long last.  But Jesus is right in front of him, and […]

There are many voices calling to us in the midst of our noisy, often chaotic, lives.  How can we hear the voice of Jesus in the midst of them all?  Listen for the voice calling you and the world to abundant life.   The 4th Sunday of Easter – May […]

Matthew’s version of the familiar Easter story is filled with details you might associate with an action-adventure movie, but it is no Hollywood magic.  The Resurrection of Jesus is our reality – we’re living in it. The Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Sunday Matthew 28:1-10 – Pastor Evan Davis

Listen here to Pastor Evan’s meditation on Good Friday, from our worship on April 19, 2014.

A little nervous about getting your feet washed by a stranger?  You’re in good company.  But this kind of in-your-face honesty and vulnerability is what Jesus is all about. Maundy Thursday – April 17, 2014 John 13 – Pastor Evan Davis

SPOILER ALERT – If you don’t want to know how this whole Jesus thing is going to turn out, don’t listen to this week’s sermon…. 5th Sunday in Lent – Sunday, April 6, 2014 – Psalm 130, John 11:1-45  

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 […]