by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Mar 14, 2021 | Sermons
Luke 16:19-31 One of the first questions people ask when they begin reading the Bible is: So how do we know whether this stuff is real or made up? How do we know if it’s true… It’s like there’s a line in our minds dividing fact from fiction, the real from the...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Mar 7, 2021 | Sermons
Luke 15:1-32 Often in the middle of a funeral, we’ll hear Psalm Twenty-Three. And often when this happens, I’ll point out a miracle in the psalm that once you see, you can’t unsee. It was shown to me by the writings of Reverend Kuenning’s seminary colleague, Bible...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Feb 28, 2021 | Sermons
Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 In the scripture Meghan read, the people don’t understand that the cross is what’s looming. Now certainly Jesus was frustrated with their inability to perceive this, but I don’t know… I have to believe there must have been a certain soreness in...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Feb 21, 2021 | Sermons
Luke 10:25-42 Today we hear a favorite story that has become emblematic of the Christian faith. You can hear why: When a man is lying on the side of the road, beaten and half dead, two respected members of society each come upon him. They each see him, then they each...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Feb 7, 2021 | Sermons
Luke 7:1-17 On Thanksgiving night, when I was eleven years old, my grandparents called with terrible news. They had been dog-sitting our Australian shepherd, Macrame, because we were heading out of town the next day. My grandpa was walking her over the bridge by their...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Jan 24, 2021 | Sermons
Luke 5:1-11 Before I read the scripture, I saw the title: Jesus Calls the First Disciples, I thought I knew what we’d be getting into. I thought this would be the story when Jesus goes out by the lake, sees the fishermen on the water and yells: Hey you guys! Why don’t...
