Sunday, June 8, 2025

Pentecost”The Spirit” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 2:1-21, NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (John 14:8-17, NRSVUE) I was in my office this past Tuesday morning, struggling mightily to come up with something to say here today, when it dawned on me that a...

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Seventh Sunday in Easter”One” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 16:16-34/CEB)Gospel Reading (John 17:20-26/CEB) During this season of Easter — which ends next week with the celebration of Pentecost — most our first readings have been from the Acts...

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Sixth Sunday in EasterEyes to See — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 16:9-15/CEB)Gospel Reading (John 5:1-9/CEB) The theologian Karl Barth once gave this bit of advice to preachers: “Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret...

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Fourth Sunday in Easter”For the Long Haul” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 9:36-43/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (John 10:22-30/NRSVUE) Music: HUCC Choir I’ve been doing this preaching thing long enough to have learned a few things, and one of those...

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Third Sunday in Easter”Feeding Lambs & Tending Sheep” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 9:1-6/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (John 21:1-19/NRSVUE) The building in which I lived during college had a pool table in the basement, and this was a mixed...