This is the first message in our new worship series, “Throughline.” Throughline refers to a theme or an idea that runs throughout a book, film or play. It is a…
On Sunday, we celebrated "Baptism of the Lord" Sunday. The message considered three questions. 1.) Why was Jesus baptized? 2.) What did Jesus' baptism mean to him? 3.) What does…
Sunday was Epiphany. Epiphany falls somewhere between January 4 and 6 each year, so it doesn’t always fall on Sunday. This year, it does. Epiphany is all about light. The…
Today’s scripture, from the gospel of Matthew, comes after the Biblical stories that explain Joseph’s engagement to Mary, his understandable distress about her premarital pregnancy, the first angelic appearance to…
For most people, the winter solstice has little impact on their lives. I think for most people, if they were to describe the longest night of their lives, it would…
While in prison, John got occasional reports of his cousin Jesus’ activities. The reports did not seem to bring John much joy. Jesus’ actions seemed very tame compared to the…
This is week two of Advent. You can access this year's Advent devotion by clicking the link below. I'm sure each of us grew up listening to and reading stories…
Traditionally, the Season of Advent begins a new Christian year and Bible passages about the end of history and Christ’s return are common for the first Sunday of Advent. We…
Today is the final Sunday in the Christian year. Advent, which begins next Sunday, is start of the new year. The last Sunday in the Christian year is always Christ…
In the first message of this series, I mentioned that Job’s story is intended to be a cautionary tale about how we understand God and life. Job’s understanding of God…