Texts: Acts 2:14a, 22-23; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 When I heard the news that Jesus had died on the cross, a victim of the jealous anger of powerful religious leaders and the cruel law of the Romans, I knew I just couldn’t do it anymore. I was done. I wanted to get as far away […]
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter – April 19, 2020 Read More »
On Easter Sunday 2020 ELCA Bishop Sharon Wee gave the Easter message via virtual technology. Pastor Beth Purdum Eden gave the following Children’s message.The Owl and the Dove Once there was a wise old owl in a barn. The barn was very old; built of roughly carved yellow stones stacked on top of each other. Its
Children’s Message for Easter Sunday – April 12, 2020 Read More »
Texts: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 21:1-11 It was a strange, even surreal event when it happened. What we now call Palm Sunday. But what did the people call it then? A non-local rabbi comes to the city gates, surrounded by a rabble of poor rural folks cheering as if he’s their conquering hero. There’s no
Sermon for Palm Sunday – April 5, 2020 Read More »