Vicar Mark Loder

At Home in Jesus

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:35:00 GMT

July 4, 2009

Mark 6:1-13

At Home in Jesus

Your Faith Has Made You Well

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:34:00 GMT

June 28, 2009

Mark 5:21-43

Your Faith Has Made You Well

How Awesome Are Your Deeds

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:36:00 GMT

June 17, 2009

Psalm 66

How Awesome Are Your Deeds

This Way or That

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:40:00 GMT

This Way or That

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Bittersweet

Sun, 24 May 2009 11:41:00 GMT

Bittersweet

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The Result of Life

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:44:00 GMT

The Result of Life

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Embracing Impossibilities

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:46:00 GMT

2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Embracing Impossibilities

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A Purpose for What Christ Did

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:45:00 GMT

John 19:16-30

A Purpose for What Christ Did

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Here we stand; on this sacred and solemn day, we stand in awe at the foot of the cross. The world may have its constant noise and motion, may be blind to the things of God. But today/tonight, we gather together and open our eyes, our ears, and all our senses to the one great reality of what we’ve sung in the Good Friday hymn:
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree!
‘Tis the Christ, by man rejected; Yes, my soul, ‘tis He, ‘tis He!
‘Tis the long-expected Prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord;
Proofs I see sufficient of it: ‘Tis the true and faithful Word.

The King Who Couldn’t Kill Jesus

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:58:00 GMT

Matthew 2:13-20

The King Who Couldn’t Kill Jesus

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Grace of God

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:19:00 GMT

New Year's Resolutions: good or bad?

On the good side, I'm all for people bettering themselves. Face it: bad habits don't require willpower or planning. We just slip into them as we go along. There's a reason why people write books about pursuing excellenceno one needs a game plan to chase down mediocrity. Now and again, it's good to take stock and see if our habits need changing; and, along with smoke detector batteries, the start of a new year is as good a time as any.

On the bad side, New Year's resolutions have become a punch-line. People declare intentionsoften grounded more in Christmas cheer and holiday optimism than reality, and for the most part they're going to simply give up in a matter of days or weeks. Good intentions accomplish nothing. We need fewer people to say, "I'll try", and more who just do what needs to be done.