Who is Jesus? - What makes the question of "Who is Jesus" more important than the question "who was George Washington"?

Jesus came to proclaim good news to the poor, to usher in the era of God’s favor. Have you ever wondered how he did it? What was his method?

If you are reading along in Luke, everything is going well for Jesus and you are warned that there is going to be a hiccup.

Baptism of the Lord | Matthew 3:11-4:1, Mark 1:9-13, Luke 3, John 1:29-34 | TJ Torgerson Over the next several blog posts, we are going...

Palm Sunday | Year B | Mark 11:1-11 | Christopher Miner I type this with sore fingers on my left hand. Once in a blue moon I am called on...

Lord's Prayer | Matthew 6:5-13 | TJ Torgerson This week we are taking a break from the normal lectionary cycle in order to share some...

Third Sunday In Lent | Year B | 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 | Christopher Miner At first glance, I found the Lectionary readings to be an odd...

Second Sunday In Lent| Year B | Mark 8:31-9:9 | TJ Torgerson "Jesus gathered the crowd alongside his disciples and said to them, 'If any...

John Wesley - Sermon 14 Lent week 1 | Year B | Mark 1:9-15 | Wesley and AI This week is the first Sunday of Lent. I thought it might be...

Transfiguration Sunday | Year B | Mark 9:2-9 | Michael Watts Sometimes in life, it is easy to misread a situation and misconstrue its...

Epiphany 5 | Year B | Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-11 | Christopher Miner Any time I look at Scripture of late, I am doing so with the...

Epiphany 4 | Year B | Deuteronomy 18:15-20 | TJ Torgerson This week’s Old Testament passage is Deuteronomy 18:15-20. Verse 16 of this...

Epiphany 3 | Year B | Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 | Christopher Miner The Lord of the Rings series...

Epiphany 2 | Year B | John 1:43-51 | TJ Torgerson The first church that I had the privilege of pastoring was a small country church...

Advent 4 | Year B | Luke 1:46b-55 | Christopher Miner Last week I went to a Christmas concert. That's not unusual in itself, but this...

Advent 3 | Year B | John 16-8,19-28 | TJ Torgerson Have you heard about the decline of the church lately? As a pastor, I can’t go a week...

Advent 2 | Year B | Mark 1:1-8 | TJ Torgerson Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of waiting and anticipation. In our...

Advent 1 | Year B | Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37 | Christopher Miner As we enter the first...

Proper 29 - Christ the King | Year A | Ephesians 1:15-23 | TJ Torgerson An older lady was recently asked, "How can we pray for you?"...

Proper 28 | Year A | Matthew 25:14-20 | TJ Torgerson This week’s Gospel reading is a familiar one: the parable of the talents (the NIV...