Speaker: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
On Easter Sunday, exactly 50 days ago, we celebrated with great joy and energy the resurrection of Jesus. Easter is the decisive demonstration that God’s love is stronger even than death itself. Resurrection, once and for ...Speaker: The Rev. Virginia Herring
We are almost done with the season of Easter, and at this point, I am full of sympathy for Jesus’ disciples. As I read the lectionary texts, my heart goes out to these men and women who must now wonder if life will ever be normal ...Speaker: The Rev. Virginia Herring, Elizabeth Brewington, and Walker Rose
Today our lessons tell us about the very beginnings of the church. We read in Acts about the struggles of first century Christians. Even then, there was confusion and angst over who could be in and who should be out. A ...Speaker: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
Jesus says: “My sheep hear my voice. I know them. They follow me. I give them eternal life.” Of course, Jesus here is not really talking about sheep at all. He is talking about us - and our own relationship ...Speaker: The Rev. Greg Farrand
Our gospel reading this week zooms in on the disciple Peter... my favorite disciple. He is simply so passionate and alive and, at the same time, so impulsive and so often wrong that you have to love this guy. He is simply so ...Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin
So here we are, once again...“low Sunday,” the Sunday after Easter. The term ostensibly refers to church attendance: presumably, everyone who is not here today and, some of us who are, exhausted their religious energy last week. ...Speaker: The Rev. Virginia Herring
Tonight’s service is huge and theatrical, with much to stimulate our senses and our imaginations. We use the basic elements of fire and water. There is scripture, and hymnody, prayer, baptism, eucharist – tonight’s ...Speaker: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
“Thus says the Lord: Do not consider the things of old. For behold, I am about to do a new thing.” In our Old Testament reading, the prophet known as Second Isaiah is addressing God’s people when they were in exile from their ...Speaker: The Rev. Greg Farrand
In the gospels, we are told that Jesus only ministered in a large public context for three years. Three years to articulate the kingdom of God... to communicate the infinite truths of God to finite minds. Three years to invite people to ...Speaker: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
When we read the account of Jesus’ wilderness temptations on the first Sunday in Lent, it always gives me pause to note just how good the devil is at quoting scripture. Even the devil himself. The devil took him to Jerusalem, ...