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...
by Brent Gundlah | Sep 4, 2023 | Reflections
Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostThe Things We Must Do — Rev. Brent Gundlah One thing that became very clear during the recent pandemic is that people really don’t like being told what to do. I mean, how many times over those three years did we hear about all of the...
by Brent Gundlah | Aug 29, 2023 | Reflections
Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostRev. Brent Gundlah If you ever happen to find yourself in Rome with a few hours to kill, head over to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican; if you can’t get there in person, that’s fine because you can actually take a virtual tour of it...
by Brent Gundlah | Aug 21, 2023 | Reflections
Twelfth Sunday after PentecostRegrets — Rev. Brent Gundlah When people come to my office for the first time, the tend ask me about the blue post-it note taped to the door above the inside handle that says “KEYS?” in capital letters. It’s there to remind me to take my...
by Brent Gundlah | Aug 14, 2023 | Reflections
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost”A Sill, Small Voice” — Rev. Brent Gundlah Behind my elementary school there was a tiny stream that separated the athletic field from the woods just beyond it. It was only about six feet wide and six inches deep — not...