Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | September 6, 2020 1st Corinthians 13 When I lived in Glasgow, I learned to drink tea. It would be rude not to.  But there are different kinds of tea. One kind is the simple cup of tea. In Glasgow, if someone offers you a cup of tea, it…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | August 30, 2020 Matthew 16: 21-28 One time we took a train to London. We had two seats reserved in the “quiet car.” The quiet car is one in which people are not supposed to talk on the phone or use electronic equipment to the annoyance of other…

The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus Sermon by Bill Chadwick | August 23, 2020 Mark 10:46-52 As many of you know, in addition to serving in ministry with you good folks, I am also the visitation pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater. Much of that visitation in recent months has been done, of course, via…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | August 16, 2020 Matthew 15: 21-28 I volunteered for a couple of years as an emergency room chaplain at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. My job was to be a pastoral presence for the friends and relatives of people who came into the emergency room. One night…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | August 9, 2020 John14: 1-14 I am the youngest of four siblings. My siblings and I remember when we were children and often when our family was dining at a restaurant, the wait staff would say, “My, how well behaved these children are.” The observation was likely meant…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | August 2, 2020 Matthew 14: 13-21 You can teach people to share, but you cannot legislate generosity.  How we learn to share and how we actually share is an illustration of the true nature of our common bonds – family systems, friendships, community and religious groups. Like most…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | July 26, 2020 Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 In Scotland, there is a room in every Church of Scotland called the “Vestry.” Things of importance were stored in the vestry. Things of value were stored in the vestry. There was a locked vault and a safe. It’s the room…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | July 19, 2020 Matthew 13: 24-30 When I was growing up, the girl next door was named Teri. Teri and I were friends and there were seasons in life where we off and on. We were in the same 8th grade classroom. I was a typical 8th grade…

Sermon by Pastor Bill Chadwick | July 12, 2020 2nd Corinthians 5:17-20 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to God through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to God’s self in Christ, not…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | July 5, 2020 Romans 12 Recently my son Elliott came up to Duluth to do some landscaping work for us. I handed him my keys so that he could get into the garage and he pointed out to the grandsons my key fob. A small metal plate inscribed…