Ways
Ways Bob Stillerman Fifth Sunday of Easter, 5/7/2023 John 14:1-14 Ways John 14.1-14 5-7-2023 It’s the season of Easter, but this week we’re going to travel back in time. We go back to the farewell...
A Different Household
A Different Household Bob Stillerman Fourth Sunday of Easter, 4/30/2023 1 Peter 2:19-25 A Different Kind of Household 1 Peter 2.19-25 4-30-2023 Oof. What a text! And what an epistle! On the surface, this text...
Piecing it All Together
Piecing it All Together Bob Stillerman Third Sunday of Easter, 4/23/2023 Luke 24:13-35 Piecing it All Together Luke 24.13-35 4-23-2023 Last Sunday afternoon, a dozen of us joined Greg Jarrell at the intersection of Trade...
Sensing the Story
Sensing the Story Bob Stillerman 2nd Sunday of Easter, 4/16/2023 John 20:19-31 Sensing the Story John 20.19-31 4-16-2023 Last Sunday, when Mary arrives at the tomb, she does not recognize the risen Jesus. It’s only...
Knees Knocking
Knees Knocking Bob Stillerman Easter Sunday, 4/9/2023 Mark 16:1-8 Knees Knocking Mark 16.1-8 4-9-2023 Mary, and Mary, and Salome rise early in the morning, though morning is a generous term. Is it really morning in...
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Good News
Good News Bob Stillerman Palm Sunday, 4/2/2023 Mark 11:1-11 Good News Mark 11.1-11 4-2-2023 When I was coming along, my English teachers hammered home a simple point about the writing of paragraphs and essays: tell...
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The Other Side of the Lake
The Other Side of the Lake Bob Stillerman Fifth Sunday of Lent, 3/26/2023 Mark 8:1-10 The Other Side of the Lake Mark 8.1-10 3-26-2023 Did you know that there’s another side of the lake? Did...
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Hearing and Speaking
Hearing and Speaking Bob Stillerman Fourth Sunday of Lent, 3/19/2023 Mark 7:31-37 Hearing and Speaking Mark 7.31-37 3-19-2023 As we think about this morning’s text, I want to briefly explore three themes: 1) The relationship...
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New Possibilities
New Possibilities Bob Stillerman Second Sunday of Lent, 3/5/2023 Mark 7:24-30 New Possibilities Mark 7.24-30 3-5-2023 Let me start by offering two phrases for us to consider this morning: Scope of Work and Power of...
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Stepping with Heart and Mind
Stepping with Heart and Mind Bob Stillerman First Sunday of Lent, 2/26/2023 Mark 6:45-52 Stepping with Heart and Mind Mark 6.45-52 2-26-2023 For me, this morning’s text recalls two things: a story and a tension....