The Four Scariest Words in the Bible

 Matthew 6:7-15  Sermon by Jan Edmiston  When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then...

Passing the Mantle

2 Kings 2: 1-15 Steve Lindsley The two journey together, as they have been doing for a while now.  They go wherever it is that God leads them.  And just as important, they go together.  Always together. And in all the time they’ve been together, they’ve been...

A Place to Belong

Luke 2: 41-52 Steve Lindsley I imagine him there, all of twelve years old, standing in the entrance hall to the grand temple in Jerusalem.  I picture him as one among thousands – for it was Passover at the time, and everyone went to Jerusalem when Passover came...

Bringing Our Best to the Lord

Matthew 2: 1-12 Steve Lindsley I have an old seminary friend who keeps a stash of birthday cards in her desk drawer – that way, when a friend’s birthday slips up on her, she doesn’t have to make a mad dash to the store.  I personally like this idea –...

A Feast of Light

Steve Lindsley Isaiah 9: 2,6 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named...

Canticles of Advent: Filled Up

Rev. Rebecca M Heilman-Campbell Selected Verses: Luke 1:46 – 55 Each year we hang stockings, light candles, purchase gorgeous wrapping paper and tie each red bow tight. We embrace the beauty and the sentiment of this Season of Waiting, sometimes forgetting the...