Author: Pastor Nick
Forty-seven years of ordained ministry, beginning for twelve years as a Jesuit priest, thirty-two as a United Methodist Pastor.
“The Wayless Way”
From Meister Eckhart I’ll share with you the truth I’ve found: that life is full of a darkness that can enlighten you in its own way; there’s a thread there to guide you, but to find... Read More
“Holy Love”
Jesus invites us into the totality of who God is with us as his sheep. The purpose of God’s creation is that we share completely the reality of God in a divinized way.... Read More
“Connecting Divine Dots”
Imagine Jesus walking with you from morning to evening as your heart awakens to joy. This is more than imagination, much wider and expansive than the ingredients of your fears and your dashed hopes. W... Read More
“No Greater Love”
Recording of the sermon on Palm Sunday. Apologies for the distortion.... Read More
“Life Sentence”
The Call to Worship L: It’s springtime; the earth is unwrapping its gifts of life. P: Unwrap me and set me free, Jesus. L: Beyond what our eyes can see, our heart says you are here, Jesus. P: Unwrap... Read More
“Secure in Jesus’s Love”
Here’s one of several extended conversations and discourses proper to John’s Gospel. They’re dramatic. The story of the Man Born Blind and the various interactions with Pharisees, fa... Read More
“Be Still and Know that I Am God”
Our District Superintendent, Rev. Sang Won Doh, visits us and shares a powerful message.... Read More
“An Escaped Ski”
“What love accomplishes, is balance, a kind of balance in the chaos of existence. He rides the drifts like an escaped ski. His course is the caress of the hill. His track is a drawing of the snow in... Read More
“Your Inner Light”
Sermon Points... Read More
The Love-Joy Connection
Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousne... Read More
“No Red Carpet”
This Christmas, may we resist the urge to avoid the story. May we refuse the narcotic of a sentimental peace. May we let discomfort sharpen our compassion rather than spark our defensiveness. May we s... Read More
The Energy of Chant
No matter how deep the darkness within you, there remains a spark there, and this light wants only this: the naked God as God truly is, and not ideas about God, however true this might be. This spark ... Read More
More than Enough
The sermon flows from the prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila: Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging. Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who... Read More
“Boasting Covers Wounds”
With the eye of discernment and not of judgment, see if you can read the heart and soul of the people that you meet, asking the Lord to give you a sense of the pain that they may be going through, wit... Read More
“How Is the Vitality of Your Faith?”
For St. Luke, the featured evangelist in Kingdomtide this year, the number one concern of God is for the poor. Using Bible Gateway as a resource, go to Luke 1, advance chapter by chapter, selecting ... Read More
“Waiting for More Faith?”
God is waiting for us to become a firmer ground and a living faith that becomes the message for those who run by, feeling the ground of your faith. No matter how deep the darkness within you, there re... Read More
Blessed Are the Meek
Over the years, in fact over the centuries, we’ve created a sense that God is one reality and we’re another. In truth it’s all one– It’s all God. That’s why the Beatitude ... Read More
The Source of Joy
There is a source to our emotional life that’s deeper than just an emotion. It’s an inward feeling and a deep sense of something basic. That’s the way it is with joy. We touch the source... Read More
“Compassion and Solidarity”
New universal solidarity must supersede all the old group solidarity. The power of Satan is the power of domination and oppression, the power of God is the power of service and freedom. Te... Read More
“Jesus: the Original”
Sermon: August 24, 2025... Read More