Pasadena Mennonite Church

Pastor Tim Reardon preached last Sunday from 1 Cor 1:18-2:5. This is a passage on the message, or Word, of the cross. While, in the Gospels, Jesus tells his followers to pick up their crosses, here, Paul focuses on Jesus’s cross and how that changes us, saves us, reorders us, undoes us, nullifies our pretense… Read more

On February 2nd, Rae Huang spoke to John 3:13-17, beginning with her introduction to John 3:16 as a child. And though it still holds meaning for her in her Christian journey, her view of the passage, as a pastor and community organizer working in interfaith circles, has changed rather radically. Hear as Rae fleshes out… Read more

On January 12th, Tim Reardon preached from Luke 7:24-30 and Acts 2:40-47. He brought in John the Baptist from Luke and the community of Acts 2 — both for the welcoming of new members and a baptism we celebrated that day, and for our upcoming Consecration Sunday, the day we make our annual commitments of… Read more

For Epiphany Sunday, January 5th, Mariann Reardon talks about the variety of Epiphany scriptural traditions of addressing Christ’s introduction to the world, accompanied by cultural traditions. PMC has a tradition, begun by the Sanctuary ministy, which sponsored an Epiphany service, giving the opportunity to reflect on Christ’s coming into the world and guiding us through… Read more

On the 4th Sunday of Advent, Tim Reardon preached from Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25. “The day is dawning and we have hope in a savior, our brother, Jesus, the Messiah, our guide, true God, true light, who teaches the way of peace, who unfolds for us the mystery of God’s kingdom, that we may… Read more

Melissa Hofstetter continued our Advent journey by looking at Matthew 11: 2-11. She begins: I don’t know about you, but I have a love-hate relationship with ambivalence. (…Mixed feelings about mixed feelings) Can any of you relate? More likely, it’s maybe that I have a love-hate relationship with Adventing — not with Christmas per se,… Read more