Hello,
Rev Elizabeth here. I’m the primary person who updates our website, and I realized today that in the midst of producing worship services and other online content, I’ve failed to keep the website up to date. So, I’m going to take the week of May 10th-May 16th to record the missing sermons and to get the weekly blog posts from the last month on here.
Read MoreWe began our last sermon series gathering in our sanctuary exploring the unique ways a man crossed the threshold of space and time and entered homes via television to share his values and understandings of the teaching of Jesus Christ. I stood in front of you during worship and jested about how radical Fred Rogers was for believing he could minister to families, from toddlers to teenagers to parents to grandparents, through a vehicle like a television set.
Read MoreFive days ago Jesus and his disciples stood west of Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives before marching into the city with people shouting "Hosanna! Hosanna!" Crowds laid coats and palm fronds on the ground seeking freedom, to be saved by the man upon the donkey.
Read MoreI've been thinking about people who survive tragic society changing moments. As we journey through this time of societal strain impacting our health, our jobs, our economics, and even our production my mind has wondered how many who survived WWII are still with us? What wisdom could they share about navigating the weight of reality with the necessity for hope and a belief for a better tomorrow?
Read MoreOn a day when we are asked to stay in our homes, to isolate in an attempt to protect one another, it is interesting to explore the ways that Jesus was being kept safe. It was the crowds.
Read MoreIt has been my experience that Christian communities take one of two paths...(a) the faith community jumps from the celebratory high of Palm Sunday directly to the celebratory high of Easter morning or (b) the energy after Palm Sunday resembles the calm before the storm holding off until Thursday and Friday to examine Holy Week.
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