Rejection and Mission
Mark 6:1-13 There’s 1997 movie called Gattaca that’s set in the not so distant future of our world where people have started using...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Jul 17 min read
Christ’s Healing Touch
Mark 5:21-43 I recently read the story of a therapy dog named Elsa. Elsa and her owner Sharon would visit hospitals and nursing homes to...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Jun 266 min read
With Us through the Storm
Mark 4:35-41 When I was growing up a thunderstorm was always an adventure. I have fond childhood memories of sitting with my dad and my...
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Ryan Heckman
Jun 185 min read
Farming in God's Kingdom
Mark 4:26-34 and Ezekiel 17:22-24 Grace and Peace to you on this wonderful day from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Growing up in...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Jun 116 min read
Honoring the Sabbath
Mark 2:23-3:6 There’s a story about an aging woodsman and his young apprentice who have an all-day wood chopping contest. The apprentice...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Jun 56 min read
The Light of Eternity
Luke 20:27-40 In the reading we just heard from Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is having a conversation with the Sadducees. There’s a lot of...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
May 295 min read
Holy Trinity: God as Relationship
John 3:1-17 The year was 381 AD. Emperor Theodosius had just called the second ecumenical council for Christian theologians to debate...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
May 295 min read
Empowered by the Spirit
Acts 2, Romans 8, John 15 The movie “The Karate Kid” is about a teenage boy named Daniel who has recently moved to a new school. Daniel...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
May 295 min read
Ascended To Be All In All
Luke 24:44-53 Home Alone is a 1990 Christmas movie about a boy named Kevin McCallister who gets accidently left home alone when his...
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Ryan Heckman
May 294 min read
Liminal Spaces
Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Ever since Easter Sunday, our Biblical texts have kept us in what...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
May 17 min read
Christ the Vine: Staying Rooted & Bearing Fruit
John 15:1-8 Imagine with me for a minute: if you were a tree or a flower or a plant what kind would you be? Would you be a sweet...
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Ryan Heckman
Apr 246 min read
Brave Thomas
John 20 Grace and peace to you from our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ! Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is risen Indeed Alleluia! Do you hear...
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Ryan Heckman
Apr 245 min read
Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-17; 31b-35 A little over a year ago, I was bumping along a winding and pitted dirt road up and down through volcanic gorges in...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Apr 225 min read
Listening for the Shepherd’s Voice
John 10:11-18 A priest, a rabbi, and a pastor were old friends. After many years of ministry they were retired now, they were growing...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Apr 225 min read
Easter “To-Be-Continued” In Us
Mark 16: 1-8 At the end of the movie Back to the Future the main character Marty McFly wakes up to see that a lot in his life has changed...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Mar 135 min read
Looking at the One Who Was Lifted Up
John 3:12-17 The words “lifted up” can have a lot of meanings. Maybe the first thing it brings to mind is someone lifting up your...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Mar 66 min read
Holy Anger
John 2: 13-22 In the 1998 Adam Sandler comedy Waterboy Sandler’s character Bobby Boucher is a young man who seems really nice and wimpy...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Feb 276 min read
Dying to Self and Aligning with God’s Will
In the fourth century, Anthony of Egypt left a comfortable life and sold all he had to give the money to the poor. He then ventured into...
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Ryan Heckman
Feb 202 min read
Lenten Courage: A New Spiritual Space
This Lent, let’s go with confidence and courage knowing that God’s grace already abounds for us.
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Feb 155 min read
Spiritual Good Deeds Rewarded?
This Lent, let us dedicate ourselves to humility & trust God’s guidance as we become more self-aware & dedicated to our spiritual practice.
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