While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they …
Plans
All of you who are thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money, come, buy food and eat! Without money, at no cost, buy wine and milk! Why spend money for what isn’t food, and your earnings for what doesn’t satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is good; enjoy the richest of …
And Jesus Wept
There is a particular evil we have seen in Dachau, Charleston, Paris, Syria, Pittsburgh, and too many other places, an evil that sees difference in religious practice or race as grounds for violence. This evil rose again in New Zealand where 49 Muslims were murdered while at prayer. Where is God in these times? What …
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall i be afraid? Psalm 27:1 (NRSV) Thou hidden source of calm repose, thou all-sufficient love divine, my help and refuge from my foes, secure I am if thou art mine; and lo! …
Beautiful Things
Have mercy on me God, according to your faithful love! Wipe away my wrongdoings according to your great compassion! Wash me completely clean of my guilt; purify me from my sin! Psalm 51: 1-2 (CEB) You make beautiful things out of the …
Ash Wednesday Service
Begin your Lenten discipline with a contemplative time of prayer and reflection this Ash Wednesday. We will be gathering at 7PM in the Fellowship Hall, which can be accessed through the “back door” on Maple Avenue.
Rumors of Grace
… whenever someone turns back to the Lord, the veil is removed. The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord’s Spirit is, there is freedom. All of us are looking with unveiled faces at the glory of the Lord as if we are looking in a mirror. We are being transformed into that same …