God has a plan. The plan is much bigger than any of us. Mountains we can see; the depths of the ocean we do not. We are each in God’s…
There are things Jesus says, and not just once, that don’t exactly comfort or inspire us, because we don’t know how to take what he says. For example, “I have…
Oh, our sense of outraged justice, against us. How come they can, but not me? Why do they have, but not me? Why is it always so perfect for them,…
As we find out elsewhere in the New Testament, not every Roman soldier was from Italy. The centurion—like a captain in the army, over around one hundred soldiers—the centurion may…
Jesus is back from the wilderness, tested, steeled with the Spirit, with purpose, devotion, zeal, focus. People notice. People gather. So many bump through life wishy-washy, pale, bruised. Oh, why…
My phone buzzes at odd, unpredictable hours, especially around the big holidays: amber alerts—child abductions. Often at those times of the year, it seems one parent is taking a child…
Just before what I read, the Pharisees, hoping somehow to trap Jesus, bring up the matter of divorce. Because he’s asked, Jesus gives his teaching. Divorce has been around almost…
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: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Our response to coronavirus-prevention guidelines. This is an abbreviated service of prayer, Scripture, and reflection.
Bible Text: Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Some of you may know Lou Reed’s song “Perfect Day.” At one point in the song, he repeats, four times—as…