Pastor Galen explores how the serpent tempted the first humans and how Jesus resisted the devil’s temptation in the wilderness.

February 12th, 2023 homily on Matthew 5:20-24 by Pastor Galen Zook Bigger and Better When I was in high school, my teacher told our class about a game that he and his friends used to plan when he was in high school. (For the young people here, this was a really long time ago!) Anyway, theContinue reading "But I Say"

February 5, 2023 homily on Matthew 5:16-20 by Pastor Galen “Religion of the Light” In 635 AD, Persian Christian missionaries traveled 3000 miles across deserts and mountains along the Silk Road and arrived in the Chinese imperial city of Xi’an. Xi’an “was a cosmopolitan city with upwards of a million residents" (Ray Riegart and Thomas Moore,Continue reading "You Are"

January 22nd, 2023 homily on 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 by Pastor Galen Ravens Fan Club I  used to do a fair amount of traveling to other parts of the U.S. when I did college campus ministry, and frequently when someone found out that I am from Baltimore, they would say, “oh, so I guess you areContinue reading "Have the Same Mind"

1.15.23 homily on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 by Pastor Galen MacGyver One of the best TV shows of all time (in my opinion) was the show MacGyver, whose lead character (by the same name) was played by Richard Dean Anderson in the original 1985 series.  MacGyver possessed a genius-level knowledge of science, and an uncanny abilityContinue reading "Not Lacking"