17th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 9:30-379:30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 9:31 for he was teaching his disciples,…

In honor of Dick and Kim’s “retirement” from the Pipe Ministry at First Prez, I wanted to share a few thoughts about this incredible couple we all love and respect.…

A few weeks back we discussed the difference between knowing and believing, between people who simply know what it means to be a Christian and those whose lives are actually…

16th Sunday After Pentecost Mark 8:27-388:27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say…

This week, Matt and I talk about Christ the Healer, in Mark chapter 7. In this passage, Christ is traveling among the Gentiles, among strangers, having ventured outside the neighborhood…

15th Sunday After Pentecost Mark 7:24-377:24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know…

Earlier this week I read a Facebook post on my local community’s discussion page from a woman who was looking for a new church. I normally don’t spend much time…

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-237:1 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 7:2 they noticed that some…