by Brent Gundlah | Mar 29, 2026 | Reflections
Palm SundaySixth Sunday in Lent”The Good News Is…Inspiring Us to Act”— Rev. Brent Gundlah Zechariah 9:9-10Matthew 21:1-17 The story of Palm Sunday is one of the toughest a preacher has to deal with all year because it’s so familiar and so simple....
by Brent Gundlah | Mar 23, 2026 | Reflections
Fifth Sunday in Lent”Justice, Mercy, and Faithfulness” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Gospel Reading (John 8:2-11/NRSVUE)Second Gospel Reading (Matthew 23:23/NRSVUE) Today’s first reading from John’s Gospel is a really good story in and of itself, but there’s...
by Brent Gundlah | Mar 16, 2026 | Reflections
Fourth Sunday in Lent”The Alien, the Orphan, and the Widow” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Deuteronomy 24:17-22/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Matthew 19:13-15/NRSVUE) Karl Barth was a minister in the Swiss Reformed Church and is widely acknowledged as being...
by Brent Gundlah | Mar 8, 2026 | Reflections
Third Sunday in Lent”Impossible?” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Ephesians 3:20-21/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 6:32-40/NRSVUE) When I left the finance business to do this ministry thing I thought I’d also left behind that industry’s obsession with...
by Brent Gundlah | Feb 22, 2026 | Reflections
First Sunday in Lent”Surprises” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Gospel Reading (John 2:1-11/NRSVUE)Second Gospel Reading (Matthew 13:31-32/NRSVUE) Not long after I decided to become a minister, both of my daughters made it very clear that they don’t want me to...
by Brent Gundlah | Feb 16, 2026 | Reflections
Transfiguration Sunday”Being Change” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Exodus 24:12-18/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Matthew 17:1-9/NRSVUE) There are moments in all of our lives that provoke us into seeing things differently than we had before. And moments like...
