by Connie Nomann | Mar 4, 2024 | Reflections
Third Sunday in Lent “Flipping Tables”- Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Exodus 20:1-17, NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (John 2:13-22, NRSVUE) When he was in college, my friend Brian scored a summer internship with a minor league baseball team. Since Brian is at...
by Connie Nomann | Feb 25, 2024 | Reflections
Second Sunday in Lent “Taking Up The Cross”- Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 8:27-38, NRSVUE) “If any want to become my followers, let them take up their cross and follow me,” Jesus says to the crowd...
by Connie Nomann | Feb 18, 2024 | Reflections
First Sunday in Lent”Moving Along” Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Malachi 4:1-6, NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Mark 1:9-15, NRSVUE) Working with the Gospels during this time of this church year can be challenging and disorienting. I say this because we’ve...
by Connie Nomann | Feb 11, 2024 | Reflections
Transfirguration Sunday “The One Constant” First Reading (2 Kings 2:1-12, NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Mark 9:2-9, NRSVUE) If you thought that our readings from Mark’s Gospel over the last few weeks, with their tales of Jesus performing miraculous healings and...
by Connie Nomann | Feb 4, 2024 | Reflections
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany “Miracles” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Isaiah 40:21-31, NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Mark 1:29-39, NRSVUE) In 1820, near the end of his life, Thomas Jefferson finished a book project that he’d been working on for about a...
by Connie Nomann | Jan 28, 2024 | Reflections
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany”Prophets All” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Deuteronomy 18:15-20, NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 1:21-28, NRSVUE) It looks like it’s time to reconvene the search committee folks. Oh, I don’t mean here at HUCC — I...