Jim Bundy

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 This is the first Sunday in Lent. I said Wednesday night at the Ash Wednesday service and also in the newsletter, that I find myself reflecting this year about what it means to walk humbly with God, kind of my personal Lenten theme. Many of you recognize that phrase as being the … Read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38 The scripture you heard read a moment ago is the lectionary gospel reading for this Sunday. It’s one of those interesting coincidences that this should come up in the pre-arranged schedule of scripture readings, because it’s a passage that deals directly with what I wanted to talk about anyway, and in fact … Read more

Scripture: Psalm 32 and 1John 1:5-10 I’m continuing this morning with the theme of walking humbly with God, focusing today on the idea of confession, an important part of that process and maybe sort of a typical theme for the Lenten season. I’d be interested to know what you think I’m going to talk about … Read more

Scripture: John 12:20-36 A couple of weeks ago I remember saying that the Bible passage I had chosen to deal with that morning was in fact the lectionary scripture, one of the recommended passages for that Sunday, and that the reason I was dealing with it was that by coincidence it was a passage that … Read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11; 2Corinthians 4:7-12, 16-18 So we come today to what many people consider to be the heart of the Christian story, the events that begin on Palm Sunday, take us through the last days of Jesus life, his last supper with the disciples, the arrest and trial, betrayal and abandonment, crucifixion and resurrection. … Read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-11; Psalm 27; Isaiah 35:1-7,10 It’s funny how small, chance happenings can connect to different parts of your life sometimes and cause you to see things in different ways. You don’t know what’s causing me to say that, so let me tell you. After Christmas last year Ava and I decided to spend … Read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31 I’ve been in a not too terribly serious mood this week, and my initial thought for this morning was to do a sermon entitled “The Top Ten Reasons Why Thomas Should Not Be Considered a Doubting Thomas”. But then I wasn’t sure I could come up with ten reasons, though I could … Read more

Scripture: John 21: 4-19 I’m continuing today to reflect on the stories of the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus and his encounters with the disciples. These stories are all part of the larger Easter story, and to tell you the truth, they are more interesting to me, and they speak to me more, than the actual … Read more

Scripture: Mark 3:31-35; Acts 2:43-47 For those of you who weren’t here last week, it was a good day last Sunday. For those of us who were here, it was a good day. And of course what I meant to say was that for those of you who weren’t here, you missed a good day. … Read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 I want to ask you to bear with me for a bit today, because I want to take a little time to talk about some things that will seem rather distant from us here at Sojourners and unrelated to anything we are about. I don’t usually like to do this, because it … Read more