I wonder if anyone else in God’s kingdom hears the old saw, “just because you can doesn’t mean you should.” We live in a culture that often pushes people away because a person knows more or less than another. Yet God’s community is meant to thrive in the disparity of knowledge – because of the […]
In worship we prayed that God’s Word and Sacrament (physical signs of God’s ever-present grace) would shine through us to bring healing and wholeness in our community. The Psalmist reminded us that God searches for us and has known us since before we came into being; that God knows what we are and what we […]
Grace and peace to you on the first Sunday after the Epiphany and as 2021 becomes a reality. We’ve been toying around with winter this week, at least Southside Virginia winter. It was a bit nippy at church this morning but, thankfully, the wind had subsided a little. We’re still working with limitations on attendance […]
Today’s sermon – I think what I preached got lost in the translation from concept to spoken word. But that doesn’t change the truth of God’s word in scripture. Our worship began with a call for restoration of humanity to full relationship with God. The prophet Jeremiah reminds us that we should sing out with […]
Merry Christmas from Chuckatuck on a very warm, windy, and rainy Christmas Eve. Tonight we celebrated the birth of Jesus, although tonight was probably different than any other Christmas we’ve celebrated. We gathered to share the story of Christ’s birth and hosted a gathering of remote participants. It was a special evening to celebrate the […]
In worship we lighted the candle of Joy on our Advent wreath and remembered the faith of Mary all those years ago. We are also encouraged to continue our preparations for the ultimate return of Christ and focused on being prepared for Christ’s return. Our reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans was the doxology […]
In worship today we asked that God would stir up the power that will help us overcome the sin of our life, the things that separate us from living fully into the life we are called to live in God and Christ. Our psalmist invited us to remember the Lord’s action that restored the fortunes […]
Happy December and greetings from a brisk and breezy Chuckatuck. We’re still hanging in during the resurgence of the coronavirus in Virginia (and around the world) and thankfully, none of our parishioners have contracted the virus – but now’s not the time to let our guard down. A few extended family members have been impacted […]
In worship we started with the Sunday of Hope as our Advent journey began. We looked at how we can prepare ourselves today for tomorrow and for the rest of life – by looking for and relishing the signs of God in our midst. The Prophet Isaiah served a reminder that God has been with […]
In worship our collect reminded us that God’s will and desire is to restore all things to a relationship with God through Jesus. Our reminder is that in Jesus we are given a means to close divisions and unified under the bonds of love, if we remember we can be. Our reading from Ezekiel serves […]