I’m sure we’ve all met someone who wasn’t quite what we expected. One of my favorite examples is when Luke Skywalker meets Master Yoda...

Have you ever seen the movie This Is the End? It’s a comedy about the end of the world. In it, actors Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah...

Good Morning! It is so good to be with you once again, in person, for the first time in a few years! Before I begin the sermon proper,...

Today is All Saints Sunday. It’s a day we remember all those who have died in the past year, and also all those who have been born or...

Today is Reformation Sunday. It’s the day we Lutherans remember specifically how Martin Luther reminded the world of the good news of...

The Pharisees of Jesus’ time were the religious superstars, highly respected individuals who took the laws of the Torah very seriously. ...

The first reading we heard this morning is a fascinating story about when the man Jacob becomes Israel. This story is about a struggle...

My childhood dog was a yellow lab named Blondie. She was the most energetic, playful dog you can imagine. She had a good heart but was...

Last week we explored how faith is a gift from God, and not an emotion or an idea we create for ourselves. This week Jesus’ disciples...

Today we celebrate St. Matthew Day! It’s a day to celebrate our congregation’s namesake, the disciple and Gospel writer Matthew, whose...

For those who don’t know, I’m a big sports fan. I love the Red Sox and when I was in middle school, I went to a Red Sox game for a...

I had a family dog who died recently. He was a little shih tzu-pug mix named PJ. He attended some of our outdoor services here at St....

In my hometown Bethlehem, Connecticut there’s a monastery called the Abbey of Regina Laudis. Benedictine nuns founded it in 1947...

In the Gospel lesson today Jesus is at a dinner party and then tells a parable about a dinner party. Dinner party etiquette was a big...

There’s a story about an aging woodsman and his young apprentice having an all-day wood chopping contest. The apprentice was a strong...

One morning last spring I was walking out of the parsonage. I closed the door, without paying much attention to my surroundings. I...

There’s nothing like reality TV shows to help us understand Jesus’ parables. The first one that comes to mind is “Storage Wars” - have...

Humanity, in general, has a broken relationship with God. I don’t need to explain to you how deeply in need of healing we are. Sin is...

Have everyone take a pinecone, rock, leaf, some object that attracts you … So good to be with you! From last Sunday’s Good Samaritan...

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most famous parables in the Bible. It’s only in Luke’s Gospel and it comes up in the...