Derek Hatch

First Sunday after EpiphanyBaptism of the LordIsaiah 42:1-9Psalm 29Acts 10:34-43Matthew 3:3-17In these early Sundays of ordinary time after Epiphany, we...

17th Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4Psalm 37:1-92 Timothy 1:1-14Luke 17:5-10Faith is one of the easiest words for Christians to...

Isaiah 55:1-9Psalm 63:1-81 Corinthians 10:1-13Luke 13:1-9Water – it is such a basic human need. We need it to survive, and...

First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 As a kid, I grew up in...

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost Psalm 124 Mark 9:38-50 One of the frustrations of our present moment is the constant attempt...

Fifth Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 119:9-16 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 We live in a world that is consumed...

Second Sunday of Advent     Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 The musical Godspell begins...

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-15 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 Crying to God for justice in a world...

Trinity Sunday     Genesis 1:1-24a Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 Trinity Sunday can be exciting and perplexing....

First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11   “Going to confession is hard…. You...