The Lord sets a limit.  We’ve all had acquaintance with suffering, pain, sorrow, grief.  Some of us have been there for what felt like a long time.  Maybe a few…
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The Life That Is Truly Life

August 28, 2022
Corpus Christi is a hot place.  When we lived there, I saw what amazed me: a man, walking.  It wasn’t once or twice.  I saw him nearly every day, walking…
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Churches just aren’t as evangelistic as they used to be.  For Presbyterians, that might not be saying much, but it still ought to cause each of us to pause a…
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Not What You Know but . . .

February 13, 2022
Between what we last heard from Luke and what we just heard, Jesus has performed additional healings, called additional disciples, and established that he is the Lord of the Sabbath:…
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The Sin Not the Sign

November 14, 2021
The Temple, Herod’s Temple, was built to make an impression.  When architects build to impress, they think about how best to do that.  Size is one factor, the scale.  The…
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The Rock in the Wilderness

February 21, 2021
          Jesus emerges.  He emerges from the bright, cool waters of the Jordan; he emerges from the hard, dark tomb.  He reaches through the twilight of our confusion, our sorrow,…
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          Jesus came to do many interwoven things.  Jesus came for one reason.  We get it when people aren’t interested in Jesus despite our efforts—half-hearted or whole-hearted—our attempts to share…
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          Paul gives an overview of the life to which Christ calls us here and hereafter.  Jesus speaks of himself as the way to the hereafter.  Paul calls us to…
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Bible Text: Philippians 2:1-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | Bethel knows the blessing of unity, and Bethel has known the ache…
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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…
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