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Midweek Message – December 10

Worship – We continue our Advent Journey to Bethlehem and light the candle of JOY! The scripture is Luke 2: 8-20 (CEB); it’s the story of the angels telling the shepherds of Jesus’ birth and my reflection title is Connected to Heaven and Earth. It may seem out of order, when we haven’t even celebratedContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 10”

Midweek Message – December 3

Worship this week: It’s the SECOND week of Advent! We light the candle of peace. The scripture reading is Luke 1: 26-38 and you will once again encounter Mary! The choir has a piece to share and Joan Clark is bringing in a nativity to speak about. It’s shaping up to be a great Sunday! WouldContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 3”

Light Is Returning

Anyone else feel like crawling into bed right after supper? The only thing that keeps me sane at this time of year is counting down the days till the days start getting longer. It’s less than three weeks before that happens! Surely we can last long? It’s no wonder ancient people of all sorts inContinue reading “Light Is Returning”

Don’t Throw Hope Off the Cliff

Last week, if you were here, you heard Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth, reading from the scroll of Isaiah these words: 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,    because he has anointed me        to bring good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives    and recovery of sight to the blind,        toContinue reading “Don’t Throw Hope Off the Cliff”

Midweek Message – December 4

We continue with the series: Words for the Beginning in this second week of Advent with the theme: We Can’t Go Alone. Scripture this week is Ruth 1 & Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12, which might seem odd choices for Advent. These passages are often read at weddings although they have nothing to do with marriage, butContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 4”

Who Are You?

The ocean has always been a powerful symbol or metaphor for God for me. It’s the place that I connect with God most easily. Which is a bit surprising, because I didn’t grow up anywhere near the ocean… but the ocean means home. Whether it’s a warm summer day and the waves gently kiss theContinue reading “Who Are You?”

Sing a Song

I never had much time for Mary, the mother of Jesus, through most of my growing up years. Aside being trotted out, dressed in blue every Christmas, and I don’t I ever got to be Mary in a pageant, I don’t think I ever heard of her again all year. And the only thing thatContinue reading “Sing a Song”

Weary Hope

I’m letting you know that towards the end of my sermon, there is going to be a time when I ask a question about what are the hopeful things that you see and experience in our church and in the world… and it’s not going to be a rhetorical question… I’m actually going to beContinue reading “Weary Hope”