Six days before the beginning of the Passover, Jesus was visiting his friends, Martha, Mary and Lazarus at their home in Bethany. It was an ordinary visit of the time. Lazarus sat at the table with the men. Martha took care of the guests, because Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 27a 2017 By Pastor Leo E. Longan The Wicked Tenants Today Jesus offers what is possibly his most political parable ever, and you will be relieved to hear that it is not the politics of our present congress and administration that Jesus speaks of, Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 26a 2017 Philippians 2 By Pastor Leo E. Longan “Let the same mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but Read More …
Parable of the Sower By Pastor Leo E. Longan If you remember anything about how Pastor Longan taught the bible, I’d like for you to remember this: always ask yourself “Where am I in this picture?” Whenever you read scripture – and I hope that Read More …
Restlessness By Pastor Leo E. Longan There’s so much high beauty in the lessons this morning I hardly know where to begin. The first words of the first lesson and the last words of the gospel are both set to glorious music in Handel’s MESSIAH: Read More …
Independence Day / LIRS By Pastor Leo E. Longan In honor of Independence Day this year, I’d like to lift up one of the most important ways that the United States government encourages, supports and pays for Christian ministry. Maybe you think the government doesn’t Read More …
So I’m going to tell you a secret about us preachers today, but don’t get your hopes up, it’s nothing very juicy. Whenever we open up the lessons and find out that we have to preach about demons, it is, as we used to say Read More …
I guess I love Christmas as much as anybody (with the possible exception of Edith Klose, who has more Christmas decorations than God). My love of Christmas is very resilient: it has survived not only my own massively dysfunctional family, but also the professional necessity Read More …
As we considered a rather discouraging Treasurer’s Report last week, I told the Church Council very firmly that I am not going to preach about money. I don’t like to do it because I am personally not very interested in money, and also because I Read More …