Sermons & Newsletter Articles

Speak Lord, We’re Waiting.

Year B 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… In today’s passage from 1 Samuel…  the boy Samuel mistakes God’s voice…  for Eli’s voice…  mistakes the One divine voice…  for one human voice…  God calls Samuel three times…  and...

Truth Telling

Year B Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… In the beginning…  the earth was a formless void…   and darkness covered the face of the deep…  then God said…  Let there be light…  and there was light…  but wait a minute… ...

Imperfect Holy Families

Year B Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 84:1-8 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Luke 2:41-52 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… According to the Oxford English Dictionary… a nuclear family is the family group made up of a father… mother… and their children… and has been regarded as a basic social unit… and an...

From Scripture to Community

For several years now, we’ve been blessing our collection of food and personal care items before they’re delivered to The Green Apple (formerly the John Knox Food Pantry). It’s not magic, but something we do “in community” as we place our spiritual “stamp of approval” on what’s being sent, so that those who receive...

In and Out of Time

Mr. Alex Quick Year B Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 “My heart tells of your word: ‘Seek my face,’ and your face, Lord, will I seek.” Amen. In the beginning: The Word. / The Word with God. / God, the Word.  John’s Gospel starts with a drastically different mood than...