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3 OT C ~ "Fulfilled" ~ Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21, Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min

Last Sunday we heard the first words and the final words of the Mother of Jesus in the Gospel of John. Today, we hear the first words...

Jan 153 min read

2 OT C ~ "Tidal Wave" ~ Jn 2:1-11 Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Who knows what really happened that day? Maybe the guests were unusually rowdy, or the party, unexpectedly fun. Maybe the host scrimped...

Jan 73 min read

The Baptism of the Lord C ~ "Walking in the World Wet" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

The Gospel of Luke takes us into the wilderness this week, to the banks of the Jordan River, a holy spot of remembrance and hope for the...

Dec 23, 20245 min read

The Nativity of the Lord ~ "Which Shepherd?" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

I have always loved the shepherds in the Christmas story. And it might have a little to do with having played the part of the shepherd...

Dec 16, 20242 min read

Advent 4 ~ "Journey to the Hill Country" ~ Lk 1:39-45 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

We are almost ready to go to Bethlehem. We are almost ready to look for an inn and to hear the angels and see the shepherds. The trees...

Dec 11, 20243 min read

Advent 3 C ~ "Emmanuel, the God who Arrives" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Advent comes. The beginning of the church year arrives again after a long year of political unrest, religious division, and global...

Dec 10, 20243 min read

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

I saw her, and I wept. In the summer of 2006, while I was studying the Spanish language in the city of Guanajuato, I traveled to Mexico...

Dec 2, 20244 min read

Advent 2 C "Prepare the Way in the Wilderness" Lk 3:1-6 ~ Susan McGurgan

A voice in the desert cries, “Prepare the way for the Lord!” So often, when the Word of the Lord comes to us, it arrives—not from the...

Nov 26, 20246 min read

Advent 1 C Lk. 21:25-27, 34-36 ~ "Raise your Heads and Stand Tall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Preacher Fred Craddock shaped a sermon for Christmas Eve titled “The Eye of the Storm.” To a community that had been ravaged by a...

Nov 20, 20245 min read

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B Jn. 18:33b-37 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The trial scene is so familiar—Jesus there before Pilate. Right off, Pilate raises the big question: “Are you the King of the Jews?” ...

Nov 8, 20246 min read

32 OT B ~ Mk. 12:38-44 ~"Clatter and Clink" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Jesus was once again in the Temple, sitting and watching people tossing their offerings into large brass horn-shaped collection...

Oct 29, 20246 min read

31 OT B ~ Mk. 12:28b-34 ~ "Not Far From the Kingdom" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Immediately following Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, the resistance to his teaching and his actions becomes heated. He returns to...

Preach This Week ~ Sunday homily

3 OT C ~ "Fulfilled" ~ Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21, Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min

2 OT C ~ "Tidal Wave" ~ Jn 2:1-11 Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

The Baptism of the Lord C ~ "Walking in the World Wet" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

The Nativity of the Lord ~ "Which Shepherd?" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

Advent 4 ~ "Journey to the Hill Country" ~ Lk 1:39-45 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

Advent 3 C ~ "Emmanuel, the God who Arrives" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

Advent 2 C "Prepare the Way in the Wilderness" Lk 3:1-6 ~ Susan McGurgan

Advent 1 C Lk. 21:25-27, 34-36 ~ "Raise your Heads and Stand Tall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B Jn. 18:33b-37 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

32 OT B ~ Mk. 12:38-44 ~"Clatter and Clink" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

31 OT B ~ Mk. 12:28b-34 ~ "Not Far From the Kingdom" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

What's New?

New Position for Susan McGurgan
Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis.

20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week

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Preach This Week ~ Sunday homily

3 OT C ~ "Fulfilled" ~ Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21, Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min

2 OT C ~ "Tidal Wave" ~ Jn 2:1-11 Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

The Baptism of the Lord C ~ "Walking in the World Wet" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

The Nativity of the Lord ~ "Which Shepherd?" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

Advent 4 ~ "Journey to the Hill Country" ~ Lk 1:39-45 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

Advent 3 C ~ "Emmanuel, the God who Arrives" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

Advent 2 C "Prepare the Way in the Wilderness" Lk 3:1-6 ~ Susan McGurgan

Advent 1 C Lk. 21:25-27, 34-36 ~ "Raise your Heads and Stand Tall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B Jn. 18:33b-37 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

32 OT B ~ Mk. 12:38-44 ~"Clatter and Clink" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

31 OT B ~ Mk. 12:28b-34 ~ "Not Far From the Kingdom" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

What's New?

New Position for Susan McGurgan Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis. 20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week

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New Position for Susan McGurgan
Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis.

20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week