Inclusion: Bent on Mercy
Inclusion seems to be a buzz word of the time with many organizations and entities claiming inclusion as a value. For Christ followers, inclusion is an ancient spiritual practice that […]
Inclusion seems to be a buzz word of the time with many organizations and entities claiming inclusion as a value. For Christ followers, inclusion is an ancient spiritual practice that […]
This second Sunday of Lent we raise the congregational value of COMMUNITY. How fitting then to celebrate the baptism one of our youngest disciples as the community reaffirms our own […]
The story of Jesus’ baptism and the Spirit driving him out is certainly brief in the Gospel of Mark but there is plenty of drama. With the clearing away of […]
Join us in person or online at 10:00 AM. Elisha saw an astonishing thing take place right before his eyes when Elijah, the greatest of the prophets did not die […]
Join us this Sunday at 10:00 AM for a special Sunday, where our Young Adult resident, Jonathan Townley, will be preaching. We will also have a reading from “This Here […]
“I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” Mark 1: 24b We need healing. One of the beauties of being a Christ follower is recognizing that we are […]
Join us this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 am Our understanding of God and God’s all-embracing grace can be so limited, and when this is the case then […]
“You are my Son, the Beloved, with you I am well pleased.” Mark 1:11b “But the end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the […]
In our baptism, we are claimed by God, we are reassured that we are God’s Beloved. Let us gather this Sunday to remember the mark of baptismal water upon our foreheads and live into the grace and abundance that is God given. Remembering our baptism, is a renewal of our awareness of God’s faithful love […]
With Christmas Eve behind us and a new year merely hours away in our present time, we find Mary 2,000 years ago with a Baby Jesus only 40 days old as she brings him to the temple. There Mary is met by Simeon and Anna, an old man and a prophetess whose deepest longings have […]
Christmas Eve: Christ Be Our Light In a quieter spirit we sing carols, listen to the beauty of the oboe, and come to the communion table to receive the bread of life and the cup of blessing. If the weather cooperates, we will take our candles to our front steps and sing “Silent Night” as a […]
Christmas Eve: Christ Be Our Light Throughout the season of Advent, we have lit the candles of hope, peace, joy, and love. Tonight, we light the Christ candle to honor that Christ is our Light. We will raise our voices to sing Christmas carols accompanied by brass instruments, listen to the Scripture lessons of the […]