In his [surprisingly] short sermon on Sunday, Pastor Rob speaks about the desire we have for the wilderness — a time of getting away!  In the Bible, God calls people away, into the wilderness.   The wilderness in the Bible and in our lives is not simply a place of relaxing or being free from distractions.  It is a place of encounter God’s Spirit and God’s Word.

This week Pastor Rob invites (okay, challenges!) each family to have an Advent wreath in their home as a way of focusing on Jesus Christ this season.

We hear Isaiah and Jesus work with the same metaphor:  God as one who has made a vineyard.  In both cases, there is great brokenness in the relationship between God and the people.   The fundamental problem is that Christ is not the cornerstone!  Which asks us a tough question:  Is Christ the Cornerstone of our life?

This past week our world was rocked (yet again) by the terror driven tragedy in Paris (Beruit and other places).  What to do about a world filled with violence?  This is nothing new for God, sadly.  Here we look at God’s Word through the prophet Hosea and the violence of that age. Note: The sermon consists of the lector and I going back and forth, concluding with another Biblical story told by him.

What does the coronation of King David and the cries of a blind beggar have in common?  With the Lutheran Reformation?  With your life?   Listen and find out!