by Brent Gundlah | Jun 2, 2025 | Reflections
Seventh Sunday in Easter”One” — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 16:16-34/CEB)Gospel Reading (John 17:20-26/CEB) During this season of Easter — which ends next week with the celebration of Pentecost — most our first readings have been from the Acts...
by Brent Gundlah | May 25, 2025 | Reflections
Sixth Sunday in EasterEyes to See — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Acts 16:9-15/CEB)Gospel Reading (John 5:1-9/CEB) The theologian Karl Barth once gave this bit of advice to preachers: “Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret...
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...
