The Road to Easter Passes through Good Friday
Philosopher Cornel West often tells a story about how he went by a church in Washington, D.C. on Maundy Thursday and saw a large sign outside that said, "The Grave
Continue readingPhilosopher Cornel West often tells a story about how he went by a church in Washington, D.C. on Maundy Thursday and saw a large sign outside that said, "The Grave
Continue readingOnce upon a time, there was a great big farm full of wonderful fruits and vegetables. There were huge trees loaded with red apples. There were bushes with giant, juicy
Continue readingJohn 11: 38-53 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha,
Continue readingAt the tender age of 16, David was considering retirement—at least from the profession of sheep herding. Life expectancy in Israel back in the year 1005 wasn’t that long, so
Continue readingMembers of First Congregational UCC put their faith into action when they joined the March 15th peace march and rally in Portland. The event marked the 5th anniversary of the
Continue readingNew Testament Reading John 4: 6-30, 39-42 In our Bible Study this past week, Kathleen Williams astutely raised the question of how the story of the Samaritan woman at the
Continue readingNew Testament Reading John 3: 1-15 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Judeans. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we
Continue readingHebrew Scripture Genesis 3: 1-7 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say,
Continue readingNew Testament Reading: Matthew 17: 1-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And
Continue readingFor two weeks, I served as a professor for a group of seminary students who traveled from their school in Berkeley, California to both Uganda and Rwanda. The course focused
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