Everyone. Everywhere. All the Time -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday)
At Pentecost, with the gift of the Spirit, this becomes clear: What God has been doing in Christ – God is now doing in us.
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Scott Clark
- May 22
- 10 min
In Every Bit of Creation -- Acts 17:22-31 (7th Sunday of Easter)
Christ’s resurrection life is present in every bit of creation, which means that every bit of creation gets to be free.
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Scott Clark
- May 7
- 9 min
In the Worst of Times -- Acts 7:55-60 (5th Sunday of Easter)
Facing violence and death, Stephen fixes his gaze on the life we find in the Risen Christ stronger than any power that can do us harm.
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Scott Clark
- Apr 30
- 11 min
"Share Everything" -- Acts 2:42-47 (4th Sunday of Easter)
In Resurrection, Jesus shares life with us, and invites us to share everything in life-giving community.
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Scott Clark
- Apr 23
- 11 min
In the Walking, Talking, and Breaking of Bread -- Luke 24:13-35 (3rd Sunday of Easter)
On the Road to Emmaus, in the walking, talking, and breaking of bread – they experience the Risen Christ and the power of Resurrection.
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Scott Clark
- Apr 9
- 9 min
The End Is Not the End -- John 20:1-18 (Easter Sunday)
In Resurrection, Jesus opens up a brand new day where everything that lies ahead is life.
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Scott Clark
- Apr 6
- 6 min
"Will You Let Me Be Your Servant?" -- John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (Maundy Thursday)
Kneeling at their feet, with the touch of his hands, Jesus shows us what it is to be fully human
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Scott Clark
- Apr 2
- 10 min
"Who Will You Follow?" -- Matthew 21:1-11 (Palm Sunday)
On Palm Sunday, Jesus sets his face like flint, knowing where he is heading, and leads us toward the cross and on into Resurrection.
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Scott Clark
- Mar 26
- 11 min
"Can These Bones Live?" -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 (5th Sunday in Lent)
In all our places of desolation, God breathes breath into our dry bones and brings us into new life.
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Scott Clark
- Mar 19
- 6 min
"Who Sinned?" -- John 9 (4th Sunday of Lent) (Patrick O'Connor, preaching)
The story of Jesus and the man born blind challenges the assumptions underlying some of our questions , and to ask, "How can we heal?"
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Scott Clark
- Mar 12
- 10 min
"Will You Give Me a Drink of Water?" -- John 4 (3rd Sunday of Lent)
In all our parched places, Jesus gives us living water and invites us to live in relationships of mutuality.
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Scott Clark
- Mar 5
- 11 min
How Do We Begin Again? -- Genesis 12:1-4a (2nd Sunday in Lent)
With God, we go, into this world of new beginnings, together, to be a blessing and to welcome each other into beginning again.
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Scott Clark
- Feb 26
- 11 min
Sifting the Voices -- Matthew 4:1-11 (1st Sunday in Lent)
In a world full of voices that compete for our attention, the one that matters most is the one that says: “You are a beloved child of God.”
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Scott Clark
- Feb 19
- 10 min
Transforming Awe -- Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Sunday)
In the experience of awe, God draws us out of ourselves, connects us, and urges us into lives of strength, courage, and kindness.
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Scott Clark
- Feb 12
- 10 min
And Then Some -- Matthew 5:17-18, 21-37 (6th Sunday of Epiphany)
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus opens up an ethic for living God’s brave new world into being.
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Scott Clark
- Feb 5
- 9 min
Let Salt Be Salty -- Matthew 5:13-20 (5th Sunday of Epiphany)
You can also listen to the sermon here. This morning’s Scripture brings us familiar sayings – “You are the salt of the earth” – “You are...
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Scott Clark
- Jan 29
- 10 min
A Brave New World -- Matthew 5:1-12 (4th Sunday of Epiphany)
In the Beatitudes, Jesus announces, describes, and embodies a brave new world characterized by a mutuality of power and a mutuality of care.
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Scott Clark
- Jan 9
- 10 min
Setting Intentions -- Matthew 2:1-12 (Epiphany Sunday)
As we set intentions at the start of a new year, God guides us together into the life of Christ.
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Scott Clark
- Jan 2
- 8 min
Let It Be -- John 1:1-14 (New Year's Day; 2nd Sunday in Christmas)
On the first day of the new year, we arrive in this truth: The Word became flesh and dwells in us, full of grace and truth. Let it be.
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Scott Clark
- Dec 25, 2022
- 9 min
The Heartbeat of God -- Luke 2:8-20 (Christmas Day)
This is the Good News of Christmas – the heartbeat of God pulsing in the fullness of humanity.
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