Genesis 1:1-2:4a If we’re going to talk about stewardship, we might as well start at the beginning. It’s a very good place to start. In the beginning we hear how things were made, how they were named, and who made them. God made them all. God made it all. God made us all. We…
The driveway is all cleared off. Thanks to Dan S., Eugene P., Benjamin GVD, Cindy B., and 5 sets of small helping hands.
Last night’s storm dropped some limbs on the driveway. They’ll be cleaned up today or tomorrow. In the meantime, treat it like a work zone. No thru traffic.
James 2:14-29, Mark 12:28-31, John 10:11-18 On Trinity Sunday, we think about the Trinity, that really tough and vague doctrine that is somehow essential to our understanding of God. We’ve talked about three leaf clovers, and many other metaphors over the years. All of them fall short of the understanding of the whole. …
The kids and youth show us how the Spirit has been moving in their past year of Sunday School.
Acts 2:1-4, Romans 8:14-39 What Spirit are we blessed with on Pentecost? Slavery, or adoption? Fear, or Glory? Hiding in the upper room, or confronting the crowd? Speaking a powerful story that overcomes the barriers of language, national origin, or hiding for fear of the crowds? Are we gifted with a Spirit that…
Benjamin GVD shares the last year’s mission, ministry, and life from LCC International University in Lithuania.
We celebrate the gift of the Spirit on Pentecost, and all of the gifts that come with the Spirit. We remember that the Spirit has been poured out upon us from our youth, and through our lives. In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we give a gift of gratitude and thanksgiving at Pentecost that helps the…
Romans [3:28-30] 5:1-11 Weakness, suffering, endurance, hope, and love. What a range of descriptions. What a range of adjectives. We end up focusing on being justified by faith, or by this string of poetic phrases, or that hope does not disappoint. This passage is filled with catch phrases and memorable lines, and yet filled with even more content. So what’s…
