by Brent Gundlah | May 11, 2025 | Reflections
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...
by Brent Gundlah | May 4, 2025 | Reflections
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...
by Brent Gundlah | Apr 13, 2025 | Reflections
Palm Suinday First Reading (Psalm 118:1-2,19-29/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 19:28-48/NRSVUE) Hosana — Rev. Brent Gundlah One weekend many years ago, before our daughters were born, a friend and her two young sons came to our house for a visit. The kids were...
by Brent Gundlah | Mar 31, 2025 | Reflections
Fourth Sunday in LentFirst Reading (Joshua 5:9-12/CEB)Gospel Reading (Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32/NRSVUE) Our Ways and God’s Ways — Rev. Brent Gundlah Today’s passage from Luke’s Gospel is, of course, the parable of the Prodigal Son. It’s one of those stories, like...
by Brent Gundlah | Mar 24, 2025 | Reflections
First Reading (Isaiah 55:1-9/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 13:1-9/CEB)Second Chances — Rev. Brent Gundlah Sure, things are kinda rough in our country and throughout our world these days, but, if Luke is to be believed, they were no picnic back in first century...
by Brent Gundlah | Mar 16, 2025 | Reflections
First Reading (Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18/CEB)Gospel Reading (Luke 13:31-35/NRSVUE)Jerusalem, Jerusalem — Rev. Brent Gundlah One of my favorite things about this time of year in the rural part of Ohio in which I used to live was going to the local farm supply store...
