Malachi, the young shepherd…A Christmas Story Based loosely on Luke 2:8-20 On this night, as they all returned to the fold, Malachi’s father Yaron and his uncle Ephraim reminded the young Malachi and his cousin Elam to count the sheep carefully as they put them in for the night. It was early spring and many […]
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A Christmas Story… Joseph and the ‘angel’ -Christmas 2018- For a number of years now I have tried to look at the story of Jesus’ birth in new and creative ways each year. And each year I have tried to focus on a different person or character in the unfolding drama, holding close to the
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The song Mary sang…and Jesus repeated December 16, 2018 Scripture: Luke 1:35-55 The reading I selected for this week is one that has always intrigued me. The reading recounts the Magnificat, or the Song of Mary. As our reading indicates, Mary sang this song upon being greeted by her cousin Elizabeth whom she had
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‘robbing widows of their homes…’ November 11, 2018 Scripture: Mark 12:38-44 As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows’ houses and
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…the ‘best of times’ November 4, 2018 Scripture: Mark 12:28-34 Today marks the coming together of a number of issues and topics of great concern to our Church and church family. This is the weekend which we chose to celebrate the 180th Anniversary of our Sanctuary Building, which brought us together for a marvelous
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…walk with me October 14, 2018 Scripture: Job 23:1-9, 16-17 The first disciples walked with Jesus, he was there each morning when they awoke and he was there to comfort and explain the trials of each day at nightfall. Truly they experienced times of great joy and wonder…and just as surely, they went
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Creation Fully Alive! October 7, 2018 Scripture: Readings from Genesis 1 (On the fifth day God said) “Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds.” So God created the great sea creatures, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all
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In whose eyes? September 23, 2018 Scriptures: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a, Mark 9:30-37 In whose eyes do you wish to be seen as ‘first’? This question is one of those that I imagine lies somewhere in the background of the mind of each one of us. For from the time of our birth we learned
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love the One who loves you… September 9, 2018 Scripture: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, James 2:1-10, 14-17 There is so much wise counsel in the words of our reading from James…so much to sort through that seeks to guide us in how it is that we are to act and to be observed
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…generous act…perfect gift September 2, 2018 Scriptures: Hebrews 8:8-1, James 1:17-21 As I have shared in the past, I approach each week’s readings with both expectation and apprehension…never sure of what the Spirit is going to place before me each week…holding faithfully to the idea that almost always there will be a word
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