Maundy Thursday Service 2022 by Rev. James Rausch “Mandatum novum do vobis.” It’s Latin for, “A new commandment I give […]

“The Lost Elder Son(Pharisees), Part 3 of the Prodigal Son” by Rev. James Rausch Upon Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to […]

 “The Parable of the Lost Sons, Part 2 of 3:  The Agony of Rejected Love” by Rev. James Rausch As […]

March 27, 2022 “Jesus Redefines Repentance” Rev. James Rausch Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that I received some […]

March 20, 2022 “Accomplishing the Purpose” Rev. James Rausch I’m so excited this morning that it’s kind of difficult to […]

March 6, 2022 “Put to the Test” Reverend James Rausch “Lent” comes from an old English word for springtime, “lenchten,” perhapsconnected with the lengthening of days in this time of the year in theNorthern Hemisphere. The season of Lent, which began this past Wednesday, is a timefor growth in faith— through prayer, spiritual discipline, and self-examination inpreparation for the commemoration of the dying and rising of the Lord Jesus Christ. Lent, is a period of forty days—like the flood of Genesis, Moses’ sojourn atSinai, Elijah’s journey to Mount Horeb, Jonah’s call of repentance to Nineveh,and Jesus’ time of testing in the wilderness. The Sundays in Lent are notcounted among the forty days, as every Lord’s Day is a celebration of Christ’sresurrection. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and concludes at sunset on HolySaturday, at the start of the Great Vigil of Easter. […]

“Glory, Holiness, Transcendence, Transfiguration, and other Bibl-y Sounding Words We Aren’t Sure What to Do With” Rev. James Rausch It’s […]

“Plainly Speaking” Rev. James Rausch You’ve heard of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew.  But have […]

“Strive for the Higher Gifts” Rev. James Rausch Last week we heard Paul’s vision of unity in the church as […]

At this time each year, a Sunday is set aside to commemorate the baptism of our Lord.  And since it […]