“Post Christmas Potluck”
(December 28, 2014) We tell some stories and read some poems and articles and reflections of Christmas. Thanks to the small group who joined in on the Sunday after Christmas!
Month: December 2014
Sermon: Not the Time or Place
“Not the Time or Place”
(Christmas Eve 2014) Jesus is born in a time and place that seem utterly strange to us– not calm and beautiful, not ready for the peace and joy of God’s presence. But isn’t that exactly where God shows up? (Luke 2:1-22)
Sermon: Breath of Comfort
“Breath of Comfort”
(December 7, 2014) The prophet Isaiah reminds us that God speaks comfort to us first and foremost, while we wait for justice to unfold. In a time when we see much need for justice and healing around us, let us not rush to DO something to try to fix it, but hear and give comfort as we can, so we can better face the darkness around us. (Isaiah 40:1-11)
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At the conclusion of the sermon, I played Mark Miller’s new song, “How Long?“
Sermon: Hope and Longing
“Hope and Longing”
(November 30, 2014 – First Sunday of Advent) In the wake of more racial injustice, and in the face of pandemic illnesses, what does it mean to hold out hope? Can we hear the sacred longing in our own cries of “how long?”, and cling to the Advent promise that Christ is and will be present with us? (Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19)
