Organizing Holy Week 2025
Holy Week – the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday is at the center of the Christian year. Church communities re-enter the story of the life, teaching, betrayal, arrest, … Continue reading
On Parables
“Jesus was a master at subversion. Until the very end, everyone, including his disciples, called him Rabbi. Rabbis were important, but they didn’t’ make anything happen. On the occasions when … Continue reading
Presbyterian USA Resources around the Hamas-Gaza War & Voice for a Ceasefire
There are lots of Christian faith based efforts to bring about peace, advocating for a ceasefire and equal justice in Gaza, Palestine and Israel. Here are a few links to … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 25, 2024
In Lent this year, we’re inviting different members of our church community to talk about faith. The word religion is often seen in a negative light these days; in particular … Continue reading
Blogging Towards the First Sunday of Advent: December 3, 2023
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Luke 1:1-23 This year we’re again using a curriculum created by the theo-artists of A Sanctified Art. The series is focused onhow the Gospel of Luke begins … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, August 6, 2023
1 Corinthians 11:17-29, 33-34; 12:12-14, 25-31; 13:1-13 We continue our summer series wrestling with the three words we’ve used to describe our church mission and ethos. It’s both who we … Continue reading
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
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