Ruth Everhart

Author, Pastor, Speaker

What We Plant, a sermon on Mark 4:26-34

Jesus also said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain … [Read more...] about What We Plant, a sermon on Mark 4:26-34

Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30

This is a guest post by my sister, the Rev. Susan Joy Huizenga. She preached this sermon on Good Friday (4/14/17) at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center; Saginaw, MI. Some of you know Susan from an earlier?post about being a living kidney donor. One day when I was about twelve years old, my sister … [Read more...] about Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30

Plans for Your Welfare . . .Twisting Scripture Into a Greeting Card

Shopping for Confirmation cards, I noticed that a certain Bible verse is very popular: Jeremiah 29:11: For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. That's a nice one, right? We latch onto those thoughts and a few … [Read more...] about Plans for Your Welfare . . .Twisting Scripture Into a Greeting Card