Letter from the Pastor: My New Spiritual Guide
Dear Church Family and Friends, When I got my puppy, little did I know he would become my new spiritual guide. He may be cute and cuddly, but do not
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New Testament Reading—Luke 10: 25-37 This past week I have been trying to update the parable of the Good Samaritan into a story about the current economic crisis hoping that
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First New Testament Reading—Acts 4: 23-31 Second New Testament Reading—Acts 4: 32-37 “On a rain-drenched night,” a group of fifty settlers arrived at the house of Father Arnildo Fritzen. They
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Hebrew Scripture Reading: Exodus 7: 1-7 This past week The New York Times published an article entitled “The Best Mind of His Generation.” It was an article about David Wallace
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New Testament Reading—Mark 4: 30-34 The Bible tends to be a bit biased when it comes to things like faith and hope, so this morning I thought each you deserved
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First Hebrew Scripture Reading—Exodus 35: 30-35 Second Hebrew Scripture Reading—Exodus 37: 1-9 Michelangelo’s fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome is considered one of the greatest works
Continue readingPilgrims: A Sermon in Four Parts
Part I: The Last Children 1 Samuel 16: 6-11 “When they came, [Samuel] looked on Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord's anointed is now before the Lord.’ But the Lord
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Hebrew Scripture Reading—Psalm 98: 4-9 The writer Wendell Berry once wrote, “I don’t think it is enough appreciated how much an outdoor book the Bible is.” Berry believes that
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First New Testament Reading—1 John 3: 10-18 Second New Testament Reading—1 John 4: 7-13 In his book on how to raise children compassionately, the nonviolent communication
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New Testament Reading—Matthew 13: 10-16 Kelsey, is forty-four years old, single, and as of a little more than two weeks ago jobless. She had been working for a firm
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