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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Aug 293 min read
Pastor Brian's Preponderant Business
It's hard to believe that the summer is almost over. Children are returning to school & churches are gearing up for the start of their year.
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Ryan Heckman
Aug 295 min read
Autumn 2024: Rev. Ryan - Lead Article
The big question I’ve been grappling with as we catapult toward the educational year is: What does God want us to know this year?
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Ryan Heckman
Aug 267 min read
Tough to Swallow
Grace and Peace to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Too Tough To Swallow” is the title of this section of scripture in...
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Ryan Heckman
Aug 226 min read
Youth Gathering Presentation
This transcript was presented to the St. Matthew Congregation on Sunday, August 18, 2024 as part of an ELCA Youth Gathering Reflection.
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Aug 126 min read
God in the Ordinary and Unexpected
John 6:35, 41-51 Like many of you I’ve been following the Olympics lately. I love sports in general and I always find it amazing to...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Aug 126 min read
Spiritual Nourishment: Christ the Bread of Life
John 6:25-35 Bread is a staple of civilization. Every culture has it in some form: some type of grain that’s the basis of every...
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Jul 157 min read
Mystics & Revolutionaries
Empowered by the Holy Spirit and Christ’s promise of love and grace and freedom—let us follow our call to be prophetic disciples.
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The Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok
Jul 96 min read
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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