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 […]
In this season we celebrate our life and charge of caring for community and God’s bounty, freely bestowed on us. In church today we faced a challenge, especially from a preacher’s perspective. Do we preach about David dancing like a fool and the animosity between David and Michal? Or maybe we preach about the beheading […]
As we worshiped today we remembered the blessings and grace in our lives: from the firm foundation of Jesus to God’s “Amazing Grace”. Scripture helped us remember that we receive many blessings in our life and the greatest gift we receive is God’s grace. The work we do and the results we accomplish are directly […]
Scripture talked to us about abiding, loving, and being present for the bidding of God in community. We were reminded that God’s love doesn’t see boundaries nor does it fit our paradigm. We heard about God’s love being active, expansive, relational, and faithful; all of these, even when we don’t feel faithful, relational, expansive, or […]
In worship we heard the story of humanity: Abram who became Abraham was reaffirmed as the father of God’s chosen people, even in the midst of his reluctance and impatience with God’s plan. We also heard Peter get chastised by Jesus for trying to “stuff” Jesus in Peter’s image of Messiah. God remained connected to […]
Blessings to you at the beginning of Lent. Our transition from the Epiphany season to our Lenten journey began in earnest yesterday with a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper and we served 97 people; a fabulous community gathering. Today in worship we began our Lenten journey in earnest. We heard the story of why we are […]
The Feast of the Transfiguration gave us a second opportunity this year (the first being the Last Sunday of Epiphany) to consider our relationship with the revealed God in Christ. The stories from scripture told an esoteric story of the Transfiguration, Peter’s recounting of the day, and the image of Moses’ shining face. The revelation […]
Our worship begins a reflective journey, touching the “old language” of Rite I; not because Rite II is especially more joyful but because the change makes us pay attention. Our lessons today begin by laying out the first sin of Adam and Eve – the knowledge of good and evil and how that leads to […]
We have been blessed to celebrate the last Sunday after Pentecost in our liturgical year and prepare for the coming year with the First Sunday of Advent next week. But, in order to not get ahead of ourselves we are firmly focused on the “unofficial” celebration of Christ the King Sunday. The readings this morning […]