I don’t know about you, but I am very hungry for some good news just now. I’ve been an avid consumer of world and national news at least since the Vietnam War, and I can’t remember a time when I have felt so discouraged, so Read More …
Divorce One of the great blessings of ministry is the opportunity to work among so many intact, loving marriages. The statistics suggest that being grounded in a life of faith and of a faith community is a strong indicator for success in marriage, and in Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 20b 2018 Two Sermons By Pastor Leo E. Longan It’s good to be home. My dad used to say about the visits of his children and grandchildren: “I’m glad to see you come and glad to see you go.” It is something like Read More …
(4)Elijah and Jesus I Kings 19:4-8 By Pastor Noel Ilagan Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Chances are everyone of us have had the blues; but not everyone has suffered from depression. We Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 14b 2018 God Bless America By Pastor Leo E. Longan GOD BLESS AMERICA. It’s not in our hymnal – I don’t know whether it’s in any hymnal – but it wouldn’t surprise me if this famous song found a place in the Read More …
Sermon Lectionary 13B 2018 Jairus’ Daughter By Pastor Leo E. Longan If you’ve been listening to sermons for a while, you certainly will have noticed the way preachers try to get your attention by opening with some sort of gimmick: we wear something, we wield Read More …
SERMON Easter Day 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Well, I finally just Googled it: Easter April Fools. The weird calendar this year, with Ash Wednesday on Valentines Day, Good Friday on Passover, and Easter on April Fools Day … as a preacher I Read More …
SERMON Lent4a 2018 John 3:16 By Pastor Leo E. Longan When I learned it, it went like this: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. I Read More …
SERMON Lent 3b 2018 Billy Graham and Evangelicals By Pastor Leo E. Longan I think you all must know by now that Billy Graham died last week. Do I need to tell anybody who he was? Billy Graham was a Christian evangelist, a Southern Read More …
SERMON Lent 1B 2018 Mark: Temptation of Jesus/Rimbo Resignation By Pastor Leo E. Longan Do you know where you were baptized? And when? The date, the town, the church or maybe at home, some of you. The name of the pastor? I had to look Read More …