January 26th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio

Texts: Exodus 3: 1-6; Psalm 100 The Elements of Worship Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. -Psalm 100             Most of you know that I’ve recently returned from Cuba as a part of my sabbatical leave, where I had the opportunity to...

January 19th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio

Texts: Isaiah 51: 1-3; Acts 17: 22-28 The Deeper the Wound, the Sweeter My Song[1]             The place to start is in a grove of trees, deep in the Cuban countryside.  We walked across a rutted track in a field, and as we walked, the sounds of drumming and singing...

December 22nd – Steve Jungkeit – with audio

Text: Luke 2: 1-20 The Exuberant Pluralism of Christmas[1]             After returning from Mexico last month, I shared with you that rituals have come to play an important role in my understanding of the world.  I told you about the Day of the Dead ceremony that...

December 15th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio

Texts: Isaiah 60: 1-5a; Matthew 2: 1-10 Can You Still See the Star? Here are a few lines from “The Journey of the Magi,” T. S. Eliot’s poem about the night passage of the wise men, as they follow an elusive star toward the manger in Bethlehem: A cold coming we had of...

December 8th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio

Texts: Isaiah 40: 1-5; Luke 1: 26-37 Mary, Gabriel, and the Blessings of Confusion[1]             Most every morning, I get up early, and when it’s still dark, I leave the parsonage and begin running.  As soon as it’s light enough to see, I step onto the forest trail...