Blogging Towards Sunday, July 16, 2023
OPEN. But to what? And why?1 Kings 19:1-13 & John 14:1-7 It often seems like the deepest truths in life are paradoxical. They appear to be made up of contradictory … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 9th – REAL 2
Reflections on Today’s ReadingsRomans 8:1-6,9-31, 35, 37-39 Today we continue reflecting around what REAL means in terms of faith and church. Last week we looked at some of the various … Continue reading
Losing our Religion.
I’ve been reading and pondering a series of 5 thoughtful essays written by The NY Times opinion writer Jessica Gross. She is a journalist and novelist offers her perspective on … Continue reading
Summer 2023 Sunday Series: The Three Words
Our leadership teams are fleshing out our mission statement, helping us to claim who we are as a church in 2023. Our emerging vision is both rooted in the past … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, May 7, 2023
Psalm 65 & 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 “Among the treasures of the nations are their meal practices. Meals create and express a human group. Meals are complex symbols, not just functional … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 12, 2023
Exodus 17:1-7 & John 4:5-42 Today’s stories seem far from what we live…traveling in the desert, going to a well for water. And yet…. The Israelites cry out in fear … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 5, 2023
Genesis 12:1-4a & John 3:1-17 The hardest questions of life seem to come at night. Often, they’re about what we’re facing, enduring, or seeking to solve. In our scriptures today … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 26, 2023
Matthew 4:1-11 & Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Our theme this Lenten season (from now through Easter) is seeking: honest questions for deeper faith. For many of us, Church has been a … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 29, 2023
Mark 3:1-12 “To say that one is ‘spiritual but not religious’ or ‘spiritual and religious’ is often a way of saying, ‘I am dissatisfied with the way things are, and I … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 15, 2022
Mark 8:27-38 & Romans 12:1-2 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached a sermon entitled “Transformed nonconformist” on the text we hear today in November 1954. Here are some excerpts. … Continue reading
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