We’ve been through the exile. We’ve returned home to Jerusalem. The Temple has been rebuilt. The faith has been rebuilt. Then why? Why are we still repeating the same mistakes? Why do we grieve the human condition so? We crave…
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Alpha & Omega
You created us out of the earth and your own breath. We are made in your own image, forever connected to you. You called us out of Egypt saving us from slavery. We are your beloved,always in your sights. You brought us…
Exile
We’ve been in exile for so long. Our world is our Babylon. Our world values power and things. Our God and our teacher Jesus favor humility and people. We’ve made a life for ourselves in this Babylon of greed, selfishness,…
Tagged with: Babylon, narrative lectionary
Posted in Advent, Advent Peace, Call to Worship, Isaiah, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 40:1-11, Old Testament
Posted in Advent, Advent Peace, Call to Worship, Isaiah, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 40:1-11, Old Testament
In the Darkest of Times
In the darkest of times,God has not forgotten us. When we feel under siege,God is planning wondrous things for us. Though we endure hard times, though we may be scattered to the winds, and weep at great loss,God readies a…
Anoint us, O God (short)
*Call to Worship responsive We gather to worship the One whose love knows no bounds. We gather in unity with friends from other churches. Anoint us, O God! But our hearts are heavy. Outside these walls the world is fragmentation and…
Posted in Call to Worship, Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 15:4-11, Lent, Matthew, Matthew 26, Matthew 26:6-13
Miraculous & Mysterious Things
The stone was rolled away. Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, Rabbouni” (which means Teacher). (John 20:16 CEB) Mary was in the presence of the transforming Jesus. Mary Magdalene left and announced to…
“Come & See”
John points to Jesus. And two follow. Jesus called to Philip. And Philip found Nathanael. Beckoning spirit, we crave you. We ache for connections and peace and wholeness. All around us we see hatred, brinkmanship, and suffering neighbors. Why? How…
Followers of the Baby
Christ has arrived as an infant. As one who teaches us to be vulnerable. As one whose every need must be fulfilled by love. As a human baby, Christ will grow and change. Learn and strive. Yearn and hope. Love…
Imagine a Savior
We waited. And imagined a savior. We imagined power. One like the world but stronger and on our side. We imagined a king on a white horse wielding a sword. We got a baby born in a stable among the…
Tagged with: Christology, John the Baptist, John the Baptizer
Posted in Call to Worship, Christmas, John, John 1, John 1:19-34
Posted in Call to Worship, Christmas, John, John 1, John 1:19-34
God’s Word
We’ve been in exile. We’ve allowed ourselves to be tempted by the idols of things and power. We’ve found it isn’t what we thought. Shopping therapy and yearning for a soda pop does nothing to build up our world. They…
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