Pastor Rick's message for the third week of Easter is his take on the risen Jesus meeting the Disciples on the shore from John 21.  Understanding "Transformation."

Pastor Rick's thoughts on the good and bad from Wine Night on Friday, May 2, 2025

Pastor Rick's take on the "Doubting Thomas" story.  Blessed are those who have come to believe, but who have not seen..."

Pastor Rick's message for Easter Sunday, 2025.  He teaches that Jesus followers don't just celebrate his resurrection as a one-time event.  We are called to practice resurrection in our daily living.  Find out ...

Pastor Rick's message for the fifth Sunday in Lent examines the difference between humility and humiliation.  It's connected to why some people are uncomfortable with Lent and Good Friday.

Utah Wine Pastor shares thoughts on 5 Spanish wines tasted during last Mountain of Faith wine night on March 28.  

Pastor Rick's message for the fourth Sunday in Lent speaks to the difference between aimless journeying and following The Way.

Pastor Rick's message for the third Sunday of Lent.  It's based on Isaiah 55:1-9 and Luke 13:1-9.  Jesus parable of the fig tree is a picture of a patient God.  

Pastor Rick's message for the second Sunday of Lent.  He talks about how the Kingdom of God is "Already" here but "Not Yet" fully realized.  How to live in the "In-between" time from Jesus Incarnation to his Second Coming.

Pastor Rick's message for staying "true" during our Lenten journeys.  Based on Joel 2:12-18, Romans 10:8-13 and Luke 4:1-13.  How our Lenten experience mirrors and is based on Jesus' temptations in the wilderness.

Bonnie and Pastor Rick attended the French Wine class hosted by Sheral Schowe and the Wasatch Academy of Wine at Scleto Modern Italian Restaurant in Sandy, Utah on 03-05-25.  Six really interesting wines reviewed and two terrific meals.

Pastor Rick's message for Transfiguration Sunday.  He talks about Mountaintop Experiences and where real discipleship and transformation take place.

Pastor Rick talks about his memorable meal fail with his Salt Lake wine group on February 22.  Food was great, but the presence of a flawed Bordeaux is what really made it memorable.

Second installment of Pastor Rick's sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain.  It emphasizes radical generosity

Part 1 of Pastor Rick's sermon series on the heart and life of a follower of Jesus.  It's based on Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1, and Jeremiah 17:5-10. 

Two winners from Mountain of Faith Wine Night.  Limestone Hill Chardonnay from South Africa and Guidal Cotes du Rhone Rouge from France.  Excellent!

Pastor Rick shares thoughts on a very memorable meal he had with the Premium Wine Club of Wasatch Academy of Wine.  It was held at Carmine's Italian Restaurant in Cottonwood Heights on Feb. 4, 2025.

Pastor Rick's message for February 2, based on Jeremiah 1, Psalm 71 and Luke 4.  "Great Expectations"

Pastor Rick's message based on Nehemiah 8 and Luke 4 that speak to us about the urgency in responding to God's Word.

Pastor Rick's message for the second Sunday after Epiphany, "Water Into Wine."  Appropriate for the Utah Wine Pastor to talk about Jesus' first miracle - turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana.

Pastor Rick, the Utah Wine Pastor talks about two recent memorable meals and the wines that made them so - 2016 Chateau Bernadotte and a 2018 E. Guigal Cote Rotie - Brune et Blonde.  Wow!

Sunday message for January 5, 2025.  "Promises Made, Promises Kept."  Pastor Rick's message for the Second Sunday of Christmas and the New Year.

Some notes and thoughts on the 2020 vintage of Alexander Valley Chardonnay from Sonoma County, California.

Utah Wine Pastor's message for December 29, the fifth day of Christmas.  It's based on 1 Samuel 2:18-26 and Luke 2:41-52.  The importance of family is related to the Incarnation.  Merry Christmas!

A quick review of a great wine buy in Utah - Dry Creek Meritage from 2018.  It's a Bordeaux style blend and it's a great deal for as long as it lasts.  Check it out.