Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 4C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed..
Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Lent 3C Every now and then God unexpectedly puts me in just the right place..
At least 49 worshippers were killed – and 48 wounded – in shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15. Carolyn Winfrey..
Another act of brutal violence, more innocent people gunned down while gathered for worship, broadcast on social media, reported around the globe,..
Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Luke 13:31-35 Lent 2C This week we are grateful to John Wurster for providing the lectionary reflection. In this short..
We pray comfort for our friends at the Presbyterian Mission Agency and Office of General Assembly in the sudden deaths for medical..
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13 Lent 1C What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy..
Lord of all that is, seen and unseen, we remember today those struggling to pick up the pieces after the destruction of..
Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 Being in a cloud disorients. When fog envelops the landscape, the familiar drive up the..
NETTLETON 8.7.8.7 D (“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”) God, Creator, you have taught us: “Faith and hope and love abide.” In..
Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Luke 6:27-38 Ordinary 7C; Proper 2 The Genesis text for this week offers an image of what Jesus instructs..
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 6:17-26 Ordinary 6C / Proper 1 Blessed or cursed. Blessings and woes. Compare and contrast. Both the reading from..
Isaiah 6:1-13; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Ordinary 5C I wonder what Simon really thought when Jesus instructed him to put his..
Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Ordinary 4C Do you ever hear about an event in history or read a story..
Sheltering God, we pray for all those in the path of the polar vortex gripping the nation. The calls have been made..
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Ordinary 3C Maybe the cold temperatures, the short days and the sluggishness of..
John 2:1-11 Ordinary 2C Jesus’ first sign is turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Jesus, Mary and Jesus’ newly..
Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Year C Do not fear. I have called you by name. You are..
Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany Year C Nations shall come to your light. Gentiles have become fellow heirs. Wise men..
God of our past, present and future, as the calendar turns and we greet another year, we ask not so much..
1 Samuel 2:18-20; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 Christmas 1C “He has a profound, profound faith. All were moved by the depth of..
"No longer do we stumble through the dark valley of death. No longer do we fear evil. No longer do we languish in despair," writes Jill Duffield.
"Visit us this night with angels, give us ears to hear the chorus of good news of great joy for all people, grant us the courage to leave what we know in order to encounter heaven come to earth," writes Jill Duffield.
Micah 5:2-5a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 Advent 4C Women blessed by God accomplish the previously unimaginable. “Silent Night, Holy Night!” – one..
Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Advent 3C Rejoice, you brood of vipers there is still time to repent! I love the..
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