In worship we had offerings about Elisha receiving his commission from God through Elijah and the conferring of a double share of Elijah’s wisdom on Elisha. Our gospel stood out as it showed a disturbing part of the mentality of Jesus’ disciples – on the trip through Samaria to Jerusalem (and ultimately his death). We […]
In church today, we were invited into scripture and “suffered” through the singing of Psalms 42 and 43 (all 14 stanzas – long for a psalm). But the theme of the psalm played well with the rest of our readings: that we should long for God’s word in our lives – like we long for […]
Today was a day to celebrate our community and the relationships we have within our church, within our community, and with God. In worship we had an experience of the apocalypse in our readings: part of the salutation from John of Patmos in the Revelation to John and a summary of David’s life as the […]
Today was also a day to pause and remember those who serve faithfully to help others know the grace of God – often without knowing it. Today is also a reminder of the power of faithful generosity and charity for our community and for our church. As we gathered for worship we had an opportunity […]
Our worship journey included the next installment of our conversation about finding God’s plan and sharing God’s presence with our world. Bartimaeus was so touched by the possibility present in Jesus that he threw off all the things that provided him comfort and safety to follow Jesus and spread the Good News of God to […]
As we gathered for worship we offered prayers for healing and listened to stories about God’s interaction and response to humans who are “full of themselves”. God responded to Job, not question for question, but asked Job to remember the details of the everyday are beyond Job’s comprehension, so the monumental will often make less […]
Worship and scripture peaked our interest this morning. We covered the ground from Job still demanding an audience with God – even though he knew he could never find God; to a reminder that God isn’t simply something from back then – rather that God and God’s spirit are vibrant and active in the world […]
In worship, we heard the prologue to Job’s story and the second interaction with ha-satan (the accuser) and God. We also heard the writer of Hebrews remind his audience that the truth is found at their formation (and at the formation of all creation). Mark did speak about divorce and the children being welcome and […]
Today in worship we wrapped up 5 weeks in James coupled with a reading from Esther. Ironically, the King (Ahasuerus) asked Esther to tell him what she wanted “even to half of his kingdom” which was a segue into the reading from James. James invites us to trust the power of prayer, following his statement […]
Our worship was filled with readings about wisdom and how a wise person depends on God for true wisdom. We heard the description of the “perfect wife” (helper) and the traits which build up society. We also heard James continue to stress action and faith – you can’t have one without the other. The challenge […]