Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Loop CRC Hope CRC Years later, after listening to Jesus’ stories, nurturing them in their memories, and retelling them to the community, the parable of the sower must have popped up alongside this parable of the wheat and tares for the disciples. They are both about planting the seed; they are both [...]
Numbers 11:24-30 Hope CRC Church, at its best, is supposed to “work†for you no matter what state you show up in. A little something for the joyful, the tearful, the contrite, and the proud. A piece here for the hesitant and there for the hopeful. Prayers for the needy, opportunities for the blessed. All [...]
Ephesians 1:3-14 Hope CRC Last October, after preaching at Hope, I raced out of the parking lot and jumped on the tollway going north to attend the wedding of my high school next-door locker neighbor and great friend Siiri Rimpila. In fact, Siiri did me a great honor—she asked me to help the rabbi who [...]
Mark 6:6b-13 Hope CRC For those of you who have yet to take this year’s big family summer vacation, here is a quick cautionary tale about packing light—Packing light can be taken too far. Five years ago, my family knew things had gone too far when we found my dad sawing off the handle of [...]