A People’s Ideals and a Prophet’s Courage
New Testament Reading—Luke 4: 16-21 Over the next four weeks or so, we will be doing a series entitled “Lenses of Faith.” In this series, we will be exposing ourselves
Continue readingNew Testament Reading—Luke 4: 16-21 Over the next four weeks or so, we will be doing a series entitled “Lenses of Faith.” In this series, we will be exposing ourselves
Continue readingSome of you have perhaps heard of the rather important, extremely significant city known as Squiggly-Wiggly-Ville. Unfortunately, however, there was a time when the outstanding citizens of Squiggly-Wiggly-Ville got a
Continue readingNew Testament Reading—Matthew 9: 9-13 Who was Myles Horton? He was a white Southerner from the Appalachian mountains. He was born in Savannah, Tennessee in 1905. To get by, his
Continue readingIn the late 1990s, the hate-based attempted murders of two Mexican workers catapulted a Long Island town into national headlines, unmasking a new front line in the border wars: suburbia.
Continue readingNew Testament Reading—Luke 22: 14-18, 28-30 I grew up in a part of Illinois where one could drive down a country road and see barns in various states of repair
Continue readingNew Testament Reading—Matthew 6: 24-34 Imagine a ship…sailing across the seas…its captain is well loved by his rough and tumble crew. They trust him completely and follow his orders without
Continue readingThe Hebrew scripture, as well as the New Testament makes it clear that we are called to care for the poor, the hungry, the oppressed, and to seek peace through
Continue readingMildred Loving was 68 years old when she passed away this week. Mildred and her husband Richard married in 1958, but were later arrested for the "crime" of interracial marriage.
Continue readingActs 1: 6-11 So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" He replied, "It is not
Continue readingFirst Hebrew Scripture Reading: Isaiah 24: 3-12 Second Hebrew Scripture Reading: Isaiah 35: 1-3 At the Biesbosch national park in the Netherlands, there is a nature center where parents
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