In the wake of awe-filled moments when God feels near, we often return to ordinary routines wondering what comes next. This sermon explores the disciples’ post-resurrection confusion and Jesus’ quiet recommissioning—an invitation to live out faith not just in the extraordinary, but in daily acts of love and service. Discipleship,...
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah,...
Explore Parish Finances and Planned Giving From time to time, we offer a special forum that focuses on the basics of the parish’s finances. With so many moving pieces at Grace, some may wonder how it all fits together—and how our shared budget supports the entirety of our ministry in...
This sermon was originally delivered on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. We recorded Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, Ed.D., on 4/29/2025 to add it to this podcast series. Easter doesn’t restore order—it upends it. This sermon celebrates the holy disruption of resurrection, where death is defeated, power is reversed, and grace runs...
This sermon was originally delivered on Saturday, April 19, 2025 for Easter Vigil. We recorded Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, Ed.D., on 4/29/2025 to add it to this podcast series. At the Great Vigil of Easter, we stand not in full light, but on the threshold—between darkness and dawn, between death and...
Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, "I...
When it comes to religious life, St. Thomas often gets viewed through a suspicious lens. We often view doubt as a weakness or moral failing, but what if doubt is viewed through the lens of wonder and curiosity? How can doubt actually be a sign of deepening faith, as we...
What is mind to hold? Rebecca Parker and Stuart Higginbotham invite you to share a morning of prayer and reflection on Saturday, May 3, as we engage in the deep tensions and opportunities of this time. We all feel challenged to live faithfully, and in the midst of so much...
Beneath the sparkle and the dye, beneath all that catches our eye, there flows a Deep Easter, a truth that new life is always present. How can we find hope in times of uncertainty, as we recognize how fragile and resilient life is? Thank goodness we have a full fifty...
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them...