Author: Pastor Nick
Forty-seven years of ordained ministry, beginning for twelve years as a Jesuit priest, thirty-two as a United Methodist Pastor.
A Hero of Faith
It was very exciting today to welcome the family and friends of Nicole and Nicholas Jones for the baptism of Bailey Raines. Abraham, the father of the three major spiritual traditions in Judaism, Chri... Read More
The Shelf-Life of Humans
The tragic death of 29 persons in one day of two massacres changed the manner in which I thought I would begin the sermon: no jokes, just pure seriousness. However welcoming two former members o... Read More
Termites in the House
Imagine putting this sermon title on an outside sign….would hardly attract persons to come inside! Termites do offer a powerful image for a community of insects that can turn death into life by digg... Read More
The Expectation Trap
Jesus breaks through the religious culture by allowing a woman to act like a man when she sits at Jesus’s feet. This companion story to last week’s account of The Good Samaritan lifts up f... Read More
The Helper’s High
A simple smile can ignite joy in another and make his or her day. How the “Inner Child” within each of us is at times wounded by the side of the road of life. Listening, accepting feelings... Read More