The Reality of an Eclipse … and Jesus
Apr 14, 2024
Third Sunday of Easter
Text: Luke 24:36-48
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
It’s one thing to hear about a full solar eclipse, it’s another thing to experience it, wouldn’t you agree? I hope that everyone was able to experience Monday’s...
Resurrection Freedom … from Fear
Apr 07, 2024
Second Sunday of Easter
Text: John 20: 19-31
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
I’m glad it’s still the Easter season, so that we can do the Easter greeting together, in person. I missed that...
Far Beyond Our Expectations
Mar 24, 2024
Palm Sunday
Text: Mark 11:1-11
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
It’s always interesting to be corrected by a preschooler. This was my week to lead preschool “religion class”, so I decided to talk about Palm Sunday. The cardinal rule of such...
The New, Old Covenant of Grace
Mar 17, 2024
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
Today our focus is on what I’m going to call the new, old covenant. We know a lot about the old covenant, or promises, made between God and the people of Israel that...
Unlikely Instruments of God’s Grace
Mar 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Text: Numbers 21:4-9
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
As our study of covenants, or promises, made between God and people in the Old Testament readings continues, we shake our heads at what I affectionately call the “...
The 10 Commandments: Coming Closer to God’s Intention
Mar 03, 2024
Third Sunday in Lent
Text: Exodus 20:1-17
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
Are you still adjusting to the new name you chose last Sunday? It may have been grace or joy or beloved or forgiven or faithful; it’s the name that represents how God...
