by Brent Gundlah | Jul 26, 2026 | Reflections
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost”The Kingdom of Heaven” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (First Kings 3:5-12/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52/NRSVUE) I’ve always enjoyed being outside and working in the yard during the long days of...
by Brent Gundlah | Jul 20, 2026 | Reflections
Eight Sunday after Pentecost”Wheat and Weeds” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Genesis 28:10-19a/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Matthew 13:24-30,36-43/NRSVUE) About twenty years ago, the company I worked for was going through what a disinterested observer might...
by Brent Gundlah | Jul 17, 2026 | Reflections
I enjoy having plants around the house and out in the garden, I think it’s fun to tend to them, but I can’t honestly say that I understand them. A few years ago I decided to try growing orchids. I had four of them — all of the same variety, purchased at the same store...
by Brent Gundlah | Jul 5, 2026 | Reflections
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost”Burdens” — Rev. Brent GundlahFirst Reading (Zechariah 9:9-12/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30/NRSVUE) I was a teenager living in a largely secular household in New Jersey during the 1980s, so it’s fair...
by Brent Gundlah | Jun 28, 2026 | Reflections
Five Sunday after PentecostOpen & Affirming! — Rev. Brent Gundlah Later this morning, after worship, we will be voting, as a congregation, to adopt a new Open and Affirming Covenant. This is a big occasion in the life of our church — one that both marks the...
by Brent Gundlah | Jun 21, 2026 | Reflections
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost“There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Genesis 21:8-21/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Matthew 10:24-39/NRSVUE) If you came to church today hoping to catch a glimpse of happy Jesus doing nice...
