Join us as we gather food resources for our community. We’ll receive food on February 2nd, 2020, to donate to the Marion Ministerial Alliance. Souper Bowl of Caring is dedicated to tackling all of the issues that exist in your communities, including poverty, hunger and homelessness. Did you know? 48 million Americans live in poverty? [1]…
Mark 2:1-22 Jesus heals a paralytic and eats with tax collectors With the speed of the Gospel of Mark, the people learn that Jesus is home in Capernaum. And they gather, and gather. So many gather that they can’t all fit into the house, and some enterprising, compassionate, driven people climb up on the roof and make a way for their friend…
Mark 1:21-45 Jesus heals a man with an unclean spirit, Peter’s mother-in-law, and a leper. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus gets right into things. Of course, in Mark’s Gospel everything happens immediately. There are not wasted words or wasted energy in Mark. In just 25 verses of today’s reading, Jesus confronts and casts out an unclean spirit, heals Simon’s mother-in-law, heals the…
By: John Van Dyk, Social Justice Team My agenda? Well, you say, I’ve made a dozen New Year’s resolutions and I intend to keep them all! And yes, I made a list of all the things I need to do tomorrow. The first item? Don’t lose this list! “Agenda” is a Latin word that means: “Things to be done.” The letter “d”…
John 1:1-14 – One of Us? Granger Odum preaches.
Actually, do we know who/what we are?
By: John Van Dyk, Social Justice Team When I was a (still single) graduate student at the University of Michigan back in the early 60’s, I lived in a fraternity house. Every Saturday night there’d be a party at the “frat house.” Since I was Canadian, I also attended the monthly get-togethers with foreign students at the University International Center. These were…
Join us in worship as we tell the old story of the birth of Christ in song and Scripture. We gather at Christ’s table, and go out to a candlelight singing of Silent Night.
Luke 1:5-13 [14-25] 57-80 John the Baptist’s birth; Blessed be the God of Israel who has looked favorably on his people. This is a narrative that should be familiar to Zechariah. He and his wife Elizabeth are both of lineages of the temple and priesthood. Both of them are descended from Aaron, and they are named as righteous before God, living…
While Christmas can be a great time of celebration, it can also be a difficult time. There are financial strains, as families attempt to provide all of the material goods that they can for one another. There are emotional strains, as there are empty seats at the table, either from death, illness, or separation. There…