The Thinking Christian

This message was given as an impromptu sermon on May 18, 2025 at Mt Olivet Country Church of Fairhope, PA. I had planned to preach from a different text but changed when I sensed a call to preach on a different subject just minutes before stepping up to the pulpit. Text: Matt 25:31-26

This message was delivered on May 11, 2025, at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 10:22-30

This message was delivered May 04, 2025 at Amity Reformed UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 21:1-19

This message was preached on April 13, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 19:28-40

This message was delivered on April 06, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 12:1-8

This message was delivered March 30, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 15:1-3; 11b -32

This message was delivered March 23, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA Text: Luke 13:1-9

This message was delivered on March 09, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 4:1-3

This message was delivered on Feb 23, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 6:27-38 (see also Matt 5:38-48) See also Dirk Willems.

This message was delivered on Feb 16, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 6:17-26

This message was delivered on Jan 26, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 4:14-21

This message was delivered on Jan 12, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Acts 8:14-17

This message is dedicated to anyone who is struggling with Christmas. It was presented on Dec 22, 2024 at Mt Olivet Country Church Christmas Candlelight Service. Text: various

This message was delivered on Dec 15, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 3:7-18

This message was delivered on Dec 01, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA Text: Luke 21:25-36

This message was delivered Nov. 24, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 18:33-27  

This message was delivered on Nov 10, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 12:28-44

This message was delivered on Nov 03, 2024 at Mt. Olivet Community Church. Text Mark 12:13-17

This message was delivered on Oct 27, 2024, at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Notes: Reference Notes

This message was delivered Oct 13, 2024 at Garrett Community Christian Church in Garrett, PA. Text: Mark 10:17-31

This message was delivered Sept 29, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 9:28-50

This message was delivered on Sept. 22, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 9:30-37

Preached August 18, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 6:51-58

This message was delivered Aug 04, 2024 at Mt. Olivet Community Church in Fairhope, PA. Text: Luke 16:1-10  

This sermon was delivered on July 14, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Note: during this sermon I wrongly recognized Dirk Willems as being martyred. Willems was martyred, but the person I described was Michael Sattler. I am very sorry for making this mistake.

Preached July 7, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale PA. Text: Mark 6:1-13

This message was delivered June 16, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 4:26-34

This message was delivered on Sunday, May 05, 2024 at Amity UCC. Text: John 15:9-17

This message was delivered on April 14, 2024, at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 24:36-49

This message was delivered on March 31, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale PA. Text: John 20:1-18

In 2013, I was interviewed by the editor of our local newspaper  – The Somerset Daily American – about the Resurrection of Jesus. This is the audio portion of that interview.

Text: John 3:14-21 This message was delivered on March 10, 2024 at Amity UCC Church in Meyersdale, PA.

This message was delivered on March 03, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 2:13-22

This message was delivered Feb. 25, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text is Mark 8:31-38  

This message was delivered on Feb. 18, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 1:9-15

Join me for this lighthearted talk that I delivered on Feb. 03 2024 at the Annual Wild Game Dinner at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Somerset, PA.

This was a message I delivered on Jan 14, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 1:43-51

This message was delivered on January 07, 2024 at Amity UCC Church in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 1:4-11 & Acts 19:1-7.  

This message was delivered on Dec 24, 2023 at First Christian Church in Somerset, PA.  

This is part of my Sermon-Series podcasts. Preached Dec 17, 2023 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA.  

This is a message I delivered on Sunday, Dec 10, 2023; the Second Sunday of Advent. Delivered at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA.    

This is a message that I delivered on Nov 26, 2023 at Midway Mennonite Church in Columbiana, OH https://enadpodcast.s3.amazonaws.com/S4E2.mp3 Dane Cramer is a backpacker, follower-of-Jesus blogger, jail chaplain, amateur filmmaker, Podcast host, and author of two books: Romancing the Trail and The Nephilim: A Monster Among Us

This is a message I delivered at the Somerset Community Lenten Service on Feb. 24, 2021. Scripture: Mark 10:32-45.

Is there a coming world ruler who will institute a cashless society and force everyone to receive the Mark of the Beast? Join me in this podcast for my thoughts on this controversial subject.

This is one of the most important podcasts that I’ve ever released. I believe something evil has been going on for sometime – and it seems to be increasing. Deception is creeping up on us and I’m afraid many of us are being caught unaware. Keep an open mind as you listen to this podcast […]

Do Christians need to follow dietary restrictions, or are we free to eat anything? This is a question I get asked a lot in my ministry. Join me in today’s podcast for an answer.

Tune in to listen to some of my comments and suggestions regarding the Coronavirus pandemic.  

Does the Bible indicate that diseases like the Coronavirus reveal to us that Jesus is going to return soon? Join me as we look at this topic and some verses from Matthew 24.

The Corona Virus is causing a lot of panic and fear. In today’s podcast I want to take on the fear and dread that is abundant everywhere. How is a Christian to react? How are we to live?

In a previous episode I introduced the subject of the Eucharist and whether the elements literally become the body and blood of Christ. In today’s episode I want to take this topic one step further and discuss Jesus’ discourse in John 6, which appears to deal with this subject.

Is Jesus really and literally present in the elements during the Lord’s Supper? Or, is He present in the elements in a figurative way? Tune in to this podcast to walk through these questions with me.