Category: Pastor’s Corner

by Rev. Erik Karas It is not like Evil to make a mistake. Yet that is what he has done.  His greed has shown his hand. With Pittsburgh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.   It was greed that did it. It was Evil treating us all as equals that tore off his mask!  You can see … Continue reading It Lifts

So, last week the Spirit lead me and my sermon down a different path than I had planned. We were looking at Lukewarm Faith. Jesus doesn’t mention lukewarm faith anywhere in the Gospels. Instead, He teaches by example what a vibrant, “enflamed” life of faith looks like. It’s after Jesus’ death and resurrection and the … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: April 2019

I had hoped to write a piece on the delightful contrast of Silver and Blue or White and Blue - winter colors for me.  Contrasts that when held together present as beauty. Or does the beauty glisten through the contrast - seeing both colors for what they are, as separate and equal, as well as … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: January 2019

This new liturgical year leaves the stark; in-your-face style of Mark’s Gospel and enters the justice-seeking compassion of Luke’s. Our real world situations have been emotionally and spiritually exhaustive this past year. Luke’s Gospel comes as a much needed reprieve with a clearer message of hope, a clear message of where to look for God’s … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: December 2018

I tried and tried to write something happy and uplifting. But every time I started writing, my thoughts turned to the overwhelming number of significant issues occurring in our country – and throughout the world. It truly can feel overwhelming. So I gave in. Like some of you I’ve spoken to recently, I’m limiting my … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: June 2018

So, the Council of Bishops ended their week of prayer, discernment and decision making on what the direction of the United Methodist Church will look like in the near future. The primary topic was what to do with the discriminatory language in the Book of Discipline, specifically in the “Social Principles” where homosexuality is seen … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: May 2018

I guess I’m not the only one who lost track of time this week after Easter.  I remember starting a piece for April 1st on our perception of time and how the month of March seems to drag on and on and on. Truth is… it’s only one day longer than 5 of the other … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: April 2018

March is such a funny month, not really winter and not yet spring.  It’s like the world is in a holding pattern waiting for a decision to be made.  Exactly what that decision is I’m not sure. And the fact that Lent is always in March just seems to add to the uncertainty. In March, … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: March 2018

The scriptures for the first Sunday of February, the Sunday before the Transfiguration, are Isaiah 40:21-31 and Mark 1:29-39. Since I’m preaching about the healing of Simon Peter’s mother-in-law (Mk 1:29-31), I thought I’d share my thoughts on another important message found in these verses: the Bigness is Smallness of GOD. Isaiah offers a litany … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: February 2018

10 resolutions for 2018 offered by Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners Source URL: https://sojo.net/articles/10-resolutions-2018 1. To start each day with a “yes!” to my faith — and to my personal and public morality. Especially since I will be saying no to so much this next year, I want to start by saying yes to God’s love, … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: January 2018