Christ’s resurrection points to the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy that God is creating a new heaven and a new earth.

4.10.22 Palm Sunday homily on Luke 19:28-40 by Pastor Galen How many of you believe that the Lord needs us? It’s a tricky question, because on the one hand, we know that God doesn’t need anyone or anything. God is the creator of the universe, the earth, and the sea, and the sky, and soContinue reading "The Lord Needs It"

When I hear the story of Mary pouring out her expensive perfume on Jesus’s feet, my initial inclination is to side with Judas on this one - all I can think about is how much money that perfume cost, and how all of that money could have been used to care for the poor. But the truth is that acts of worship and devotion and caring for the poor are not mutually exclusive.

The religious people of Jesus's day were grumbling and complaining because he spent so much time with people who were outside the walls of the church - people of his day who were considered "sinners." So he told them this story...

Those of us with no experience raising barnyard animals often think of chickens as timid and cowardly. When someone is referred to as a “chicken” it's not usually a compliment! But when Jesus describes his attitude towards the city of Jerusalem as that of a mother hen, he is evoking one of the most powerful images of God's love and protection found throughout Scripture.