Morning Worship, 2/16/14: "Lonely Days"

We live in a paradox.  In today’s world, you can pick up a phone and talk to someone ten thousand miles away in an instant.  You can sit in front of a computer or a smartphone and talk face to face with your loved one, no matter if they are two hours away, two states away, or two continents away.  We are connected by technology in a way that seemed impossible only a few generations ago.  And yet, we know fewer and fewer of the people who live across the street.  



May the Lord be with you always!

Morning Worship, 2/2/14: "Back to Basics: Worship"

We all know it’s important to worship, but it can be easy to lose sight of how we should do it.  Do you we have to be professionals getting every detail just right?  As Rev. Tom Long reminds us, it’s not the fruit of our labor, but the labor, that counts.



May the Lord be with you!

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Morning Worship, 1/26/14: "Back to Basics: Discipleship"

When John the Baptist is arrested, verse 12 says Jesus “withdrew” to Galilee.  On first read, that makes it sound as if Jesus runs away.  Flees.  Retreats.  Runs away.  Yet that couldn't be further from the truth.  And the truth illumines the basic meaning of discipleship.



May the Lord be with you.

Morning Worship, 1/5/14: "Back to Basics: Sacred/Profane"

For the next four weeks, we'll get "back to basics" as a new year begins, recovering the core of our Christian faith. Today, we begin with the most basic concept--that of the sacred & the profane. For without a sense of the sacred, a life of faith is not possible.



May the Lord be with you!

Morning Worship, 12/29/13: "Where do we go from here?"

Now that the child has been born, your tree will come down, the gift boxes will go to recycling, and life will return to “normal,” whatever that is.  But on these dark, damp days of winter, we all at times feel a certain sense of loss and uncertainty about where we go from here.  We search for a direction around which we can orient our lives.  We search for a star to guide us along the path.  We ask, "Where do we go from here?"



May the Lord be with you!

Candlelight Worship, 12/22/13: "The Genesis of Jesus"

Matthew 1 verse 18 says, “Now the ‘genesis’ of Jesus took place in this way.”  The Greek word “genesis” is often translated “birth,” so that the passage reads, “Now the birth of Jesus took place in this way.”  It then goes on to tell about the angel visiting Joseph and the decision-making process he undergoes, which we’ll talk about in great detail this morning.  But the story, in fact, says nothing about the “birth” of Jesus.  Matthew says nothing of a manger, the census, shepherds keeping watch, magi, mangers, room in the inn, and very little of Mary.  Matthew tells us nothing about the actual “birth” of Jesus; only Luke tells us those details, and we’ll read them both at Candlelight and our Christmas Eve communion service.  Instead, Matthew tells us the “genesis” of Jesus.  What does that mean?  



May the Lord be with you!