“Ever before me” Jer 31:31-34, Ps 51:1-12 by Isaac S. Villegas March 25, 2012   “To the leader: a psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.” That’s the introduction to Psalm 51. There’s a story here, behind the prayer, a familiar story. David, the king [...]

“Love and Light” John 3:14-21 by Matt Morin March 18, 2012   It can be seen scrawled on subway doors, or spelled out in smoke by sky-writing airplanes. It has been plastered below the eyes of professional quarterbacks[1] and adapted for use by NASCAR[2]. It is printed at the bottom of paper cups at In-N-Out [...]

Isaac was interviewed in The Christian Century magazine. Here’s an excerpt: What does your denominational affiliation mean to your parishioners? It means a lot. Many of us have joined the Mennonite Church because we wanted to be part of a community of faith that rejects violence outright, a congregation that supports us as we try [...]

Title: Cleansing of the Temple Date: March 11, 2012 Text: John 2:13-22 Author: Dave Swanson Preaching is not abstract.  Preaching in Lent is certainly not so.  A few weeks ago, on Ash Wednesday, Isaac introduced Lent as something positive.  I heard him saying it is an invitation to deeper life to which we, as church, [...]

Following the plain-spoken Jesus Mark 8: 31-38 by Catherine Thiel Lee March 4, 2012 Apparently, there is a logic to the lectionary. The bits of Scripture we read to each other each week in Lent do two things.  It’s all about anticipation.  First, we get to go back over the stories of Israel and remember [...]