Bible Text: Matthew 16:13-20 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Jesus gives Simon a new name: Peter. In Revelation, Jesus tells us all the victorious will receive a new name (Rev.…
Bible Text: Genesis 45:3-8 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Thirteen years is a long time. Two or more of those years in prison: that’s a long time, too. A…
Bible Text: Matthew 14:22-33 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | At a point of special relief and joy, Blanche DuBois, a character in Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire, exclaims,…
Bible Text: Matthew 14:13-21 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Strange, how something so good begins with something so bad. Jesus is told his cousin has been executed, murdered. John the…
Bible Text: Romans 8:28-39 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | A little while back, LaFonda Chenault shared a Facebook post about piñatas; the humor in it was that, yeah, just about…
Bible Text: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 36-43 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | This life is a mess! It’s a messy, messed-up mixture. The news is always mixed, and our joys seem…
Bible Text: Mathew 13:1-23 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | I. Joshua’s parents took him to church when he was a boy—well, his mom did, every…
Do you want to laugh? Do you want to cry? Maybe both? If you have come to this Presbyterian church from another expression of Christian faith, you probably have figured…
Bible Text: Genesis 22:1-18 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: The Promise Purpose and Power of God | Each time I read this account, I am stunned by each line. …
Bible Text: Genesis 21:8-21 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: God's Promise Purpose and Power | Near the end of Isaiah, God says, “so is my word that goes out from my mouth:…
