Utah Wine Pastor

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the fifth Sunday of Easter - 05-03-26.  He talks about how we look for God in all the wrong places.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick message for the fourth Sunday of Easter.  His take on Paul and Silas in prison and the miraculous conversion of the jailor.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's review on Whispering Angel Rose' and his and Bonnie's meal at P.F. Chang in Murray Utah.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's take on the "Preview" of Pentecost from John 20 where Jesus appears behind the locked doors to his Disciples and Thomas.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the fifth Sunday of Lent based on John 19:1–16, Psalm 146, Isaiah 53:1–5, and 1 Timothy 6:10–16

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for March 29, 2026, Palm Sunday.  It's based on John 12:12-27 and asks us to consider different ways of seeing Jesus.  We can see Jesus as the crowd does on Palm Sunday or the way the "Greeks" ask to see him.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the third Sunday of Lent based on Peter's three denials of Jesus.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's mid-week homily for the second Wednesday in Lent.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for February 22, 2026 - the first Sunday of Lent.  The story of Lazarus seen with fresh eyes,

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick talks about accepting his recent call to be Interim Pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and offers this message based on John 4:46-53 - "The Power of God Revealed."

Send us Fan MailFor the first Sunday of Epiphany, Pastor Rick digs into John 2:1-11 - where Jesus is made manifest in his home region of Galilee by changing water into the finest wine.  This was the first of his miracles and his Disciples believed in him.  

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the 10th day of Christmas.  The message is based on Isaiah 9 and John 1.

Send us Fan MailThe Utah Wine Pastor discusses a recent memorable meal with a really memorable red wine from Spain.  

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the fourth Sunday of Advent explores how Advent includes themes of waiting, promise, incarnation, and the fully realized Kingdom of God.  It is a message of hope

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's take on how the first Sunday of Advent prepares us for the birth of the Christ Child, the ultimate Return of the King and to recognize Christ's presence in our lives today.

Send us Fan MailThe Utah Wine Pastor describes a recent memorable meal - Roasted and stuffed leg of lamb with roasted autumn veggies, two great appetizers and an excellent Caesar Salad accompanied by 4 amazing wines.  Details on the menu and tasting notes for each of the wines.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's take on All Saints Sunday based on Daniel 7 and Jesus' Sermon on the Plain from Luke 6.

Send us Fan MailThe Utah Wine Pastor gives tasting notes and recommendations for the 2022 Turley "California" Old Vines Zinfandel.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message on persistence in faith and prayer.

Send us Fan MailPodcast with Kelly where we talk about her faith background, and her thoughts on Biblical worldview, family, marriage, and our reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's take on Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar. Lazarus and how it relates to the willful blindness we experience today.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick shares video by Wes Huff and comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the twelfth week after Pentecost, based on Proverbs 25:6-7 and Luke 14: 1, 7-14.  It explores the connection between humility and the Lord's Supper.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's wine update for Chateau Bernadotte.  What a great example of an affordable, classic Bordeaux.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's interview with long-time friend and professor from Salt Lake Theological Seminary.  

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's final installment on his teaching on the Holy Spirit.  Why Do We Need the Holy Spirit?  Why is the Holy Spirit Important?

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick describes his unlikely memorable meal in the middle of Wyoming's Cattle and Cowboy country.  A very pleasant surprise.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's 4th installment of his teaching series on the Holy Spirit.  He talks about where we find the Spirit at work today.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message given at Mountain of Faith on June 29.  His third installment on his teaching series on "Getting to Know the Holy Spirit"

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick talks about his experience in Lodi and tasting at the Michael David Winery.

Send us Fan MailThe second installment of Pastor Rick's teaching series on getting to know the Holy Spirit.  In this session, he talks about what the role is of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick begins a teaching series on the Holy Spirit and launches it on the Day of Pentecost.  This session is getting to know WHO the Holy Spirit is.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the last Sunday of the Easter season.  He talks about prayer - including Jesus' High Priestly Prayer and the power of resurrection for us today.

Send us Fan MailRather than a "sermon" this week, Pastor Rick teaches on a difficult passage from John's Gospel.  

Send us Fan MailThe Utah Wine Pastor leads with his mistakes and does an update on a wine he previously trashed - the 2020 Rodney Strong Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the fifth Sunday of Easter.  He talks about how we can like Peter in Acts 11 hinder God's plan of redemption.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick interviews Eric from the Utah Wine Store at the Tasting Room in Salt Lake City.  They discuss the wine scene in Utah wine tips for the warmer weather.

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's message for the fourth Sunday of Easter - "Life or Death Situation."  

Send us Fan MailPastor 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."

Send us Fan MailPastor Rick's thoughts on the good and bad from Wine Night on Friday, May 2, 2025

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

Send us Fan MailPastor 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 how we do that in this heart-felt message.

Send us Fan MailPastor 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.

Send us Fan MailUtah Wine Pastor shares thoughts on 5 Spanish wines tasted during last Mountain of Faith wine night on March 28.  

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

Send us Fan MailPastor 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.  

Send us Fan MailPastor 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.

Send us Fan MailPastor 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.

Send us Fan MailBonnie 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.

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