by Brent Gundlah | Oct 10, 2023 | Reflections
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost “What Would You Do?” Gospel Reading (Matthew 21:33-46, NRSVUE) There’s this show that’s been on television for many years now called “What Would You Do?” For those of you who haven’t seen it, the premise is simple: actors...
by Brent Gundlah | Oct 2, 2023 | Reflections
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost “Answers and Questions” Rev. Brent Gundlah Is there anything more frustrating than asking someone a question and having them respond to you with a question of their own? I don’t know. Is there? The chief priests and the...
by Brent Gundlah | Sep 25, 2023 | Reflections
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost”Everyone Gets a Medal!” — Rev. Brent Gundlah When they were six years old, our daughters, for reasons that remain shrouded in mystery to this day, decided they wanted to play soccer. It was the one and only time they...
by Brent Gundlah | Sep 17, 2023 | Reflections
“Seventy Times Seven” Rev. Brent Gundlah “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” We’ve all read and said and heard these words countless times both here in church and elsewhere. But let’s be honest: How often do we really stop...
by Brent Gundlah | Sep 13, 2023 | Reflections
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost “Getting Together” — Rev. Brent Gundlah Jesus may have given Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven, but you all gave me the keys to this church, and that’s pretty good too. At a purely functional level, it makes sense for me to have...