Readings: Acts 4: 8-12; 1 John 3: 1-2; John 10: 11-18Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Nancy DeRyckeDid you ever find yourself saying: “I just wish someone would tell me what to do”? Whether it’s praying for the proverbial thunderbolt from heaven so there can be no mistake …or whether, when we’re tired or hassled, we just… read more →
Readings: Deuteronomy 18: 15-20; 1 Corinthians 7: 32-35; Mark 1: 21-28Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Nancy DeRycke As Chaplain at a local nursing home, I often marvel at people’s insights. I was leading a floor service recently and was interrupted by Joel, a resident and a self-proclaimed agnostic. He told of his boarding an airplane on… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 55: 10-11; Romans 8: 18-23; Matthew 13: 1-23Click here to download a PDF of the homily.Preacher: Nancy DeRycke Pay Attention! When I was in early teen years, my Dad and I were out for a ride. We were in his truck, coming home on a quiet road. He pulled over on the side of the road and said,… read more →
Readings: Malachi 3:19-20A; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Nancy DeRycke Many Scripture scholars think that Jesus was an apocalyptic preacher, that he thought the end was coming soon. So when his followers began to realize that the end might not be coming as soon as first anticipated, they had to figure… read more →
Readings: 1 Kings 19: 16B, 19-21; Galatians 5: 1, 13-18; Luke 9: 51-62Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Nancy DeRycke I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get overwhelmed. Preparing today’s readings, I was overwhelmed. • Overwhelmed by the freedom we will celebrate on the 4th of July: Freedom we have as citizens won by the… read more →
Readings: Zephaniah 3: 14-18A; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Nancy DeRycke “It came upon a midnight clear…of angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold…Peace on the earth, good will to all…” Wait a minute: I don’t know about you, but I look around and don’t see a… read more →
Readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Nancy DeRycke Have you ever had a craving—when you’re hungry for something, but aren’t sure what will satisfy? That hunger or craving is what our readings are about. I wonder what those Israelites would say to us if they were here… read more →