One of the last ‘lessons’ Jesus taught his disciples was an ‘object lesson’.  He washed their feet. This was a task for a slave or servant – not the Master.  Yet in that washing Jesus demonstrated, he illustrated in a very concrete way was he was soon to accomplish on the cross. In his trial […]

“Unless a grain of wheat falls in the ground and dies, it abides alone…”  This is the paradox that Pastor Dan had as his focus today. Just as the kernel of wheat: if it wants to retain its identy, its essence, it remains simply a seed.  But if it ‘dies’ in the soil, it becomes […]

The fifth Sunday in Lent. This week Jesus is revealed, or perhaps better, God’s glory is revealed through Jesus.  A dear friend dies supposedly because Jesus doesn’t arrive in time. But wait…  “Your brother will rise again!” … What an amazing event.  Those who believed saw the glory of God. Those who would not believe […]