Pastor’s Blog
Dr. Richard Kremer
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One Nation Under God? (Psalm 33: 10-22)
"When I was in elementary school, we started each day by standing, facing the American flag, putting our hand over our heart and saying these words: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation...
A Man of Unfinished Faith (Mark 9: 14-24)
What astounds me about the man in our text today is his absolute honesty before God. He admits what many of us feel but never confess, that he is wrestling with the clashing of his two concepts of God. He believes, generally, that God loves us, that God provides for...
Busy Signals (Mark 10: 13-16)
"My child was born just the other day. He came into the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay, he learned to walk while I was away. And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew he said, 'I'm gonna be like you dad, you know I'm...
No Other Word Will Do (I Samuel 3: 1-9)
At the height of the Vietnam War a young female war correspondent for the New York Times found herself in the deserted streets of Saigon in the wee hours of the morning. She heard bombers rumbling overhead, heard the distant thunder of explosions and saw flashes of...
Peace with God (Mark 10: 17 – 22)
Jesus is about to begin his life’s final journey toward Jerusalem. But his start is delayed by a young man who runs up to him and piously falls at his feet to ask, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Every word in this exchange is freighted with...
It Didn’t Just Get That Way ( Exodus 32: 15-24)
When Moses descends the mountain carrying the two tablets of revelation that God has given him, only to see his people cavorting around the graven image of a golden calf, his uncontrollable fury compels him to hurl the divine tablets to the ground and shatter them. He...
Parental Discipline – of Parents (Ephesians 6: 1-4; Colossians 3: 20-21)
I tend to think that when parents see the words “Parental Discipline” in a sermon title, they immediately think, ‘Great, a good strong sermon from the pastor telling us to be firm with our kids.’ There is certainly an element of that theme in this message. But that’s...
Lepers of the King (2 Kings 7: 3-10)
Jerusalem, that great city on a hill, had had her virtues turned against her. A strong Syrian army had encircled and besieged her, thereby enlisting starvation as a military weapon. The people of Jerusalem were famished and destitute. The encircling army was...
If the Journey is True, Can the Destination Be False? (Mark 8: 11-21)
Years ago, in a small French village, a Roman Catholic priest finally gained appointment as bishop at the relatively late age of 65, and was installed in a palatial house adjacent to a small, dilapidated hospital. After observing events in and around the hospital for...
“Lovers of the Cross Are Few” – Deacon ordination charge to Phil Nelson, Jane Self and Kristy Wilson (Matthew 10: 38-39)
Thomas Hemerken, better known to the world as Thomas a’ Kempis, was born late in the 14th century. Born of poor parents, he entered the monastery in 1399 and worked there for an astounding seventy-two years. He was widely known as a preacher and spiritual advisor, but...