Searching for the Palm Sunday Jesus
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Brooks Berndt New Testament Reading—Luke 19: 28-40 Palm Sunday puts a twist on history, but in order to understand how, one has to begin
Continue reading“→ ? ! →”: A Sermon by Rev. Carole Elizabeth
To listen to this sermon, click here. John 20: 19-29 (adapted from an Australian Paraphrase) It was a Sunday — the first day of the week — when the tomb
Continue readingMaking the Truth Known: Local Labor Leader to Visit Church
This Sunday Cager Clabaugh, a leading advocate for fairness and justice in Southwest Washington, will be joining Pastor Brooks for a dialogue sermon during worship. In a society in which
Continue readingEaster: Our Own Story
For Easter to have its biggest impact on our lives, we have to make the Easter story our own story. How we might do this will be the central focus
Continue readingTo Reenact Easter, We Are Going the Distance!
On Easter morning, we will be sponsoring a six-mile run and three mile walk that is open to the public. The event will take place on the Salmon Creek trail
Continue readingForgiveness Reconsidered
To listen to this sermon, click here. NEW TESTAMENT READING—Luke 15: 11-32 In her book entitled Firstlight, the author Sue Monk Kidd recalls visiting a nursing home with her youth
Continue readingHoly Manure!
To listen to this sermon, click here. New Testament Reading–Luke 13: 1-9 In the first semester of her senior year of high school, Jessica’s English teacher Rita Schwartz gave her
Continue readingReceiving a Compliment: A Letter from the Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, As some of you heard at our Ash Wednesday service, I have recently been listening to an audio book called Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience
Continue readingA Modern Day Reincarnation
To listen to this dialogue between Pastor Brooks and Amy Reynolds, the Director of Programs at Share, click here.
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