This Sunday, the 11:00 am Sanctuary Service will be led by 10 high school seniors. The group includes 5 musicians, 2 (almost) Eagle Scouts, computer whizzes, science geeks, animal advocates, basketball players, chess champions, and varsity athletes.
The nation reels again and again after the recent shootings in Dayton and in El Paso, these of course not very far in time from other such tragedies.
There is this strange story in the Gospel of Luke where Jesus is teaching some of his followers in someone’s home.
When it comes to invitation, Nathanael is a hard nut to crack. He does not share his friend’s enthusiasm about Jesus.
It was a pleasure for me to preach in the sanctuary last Sunday, especially knowing that Dr. Zhenya Gurina-Rodriguez was using the same theme and scripture in her sermon in The Gathering!
We will have friendly faces and fun activities outside as people arrive. All of our ministry areas will be uniquely focused on the best ways to welcome and celebrate those who are new to our congregation.
For the last year and a half, my wife and I have been preparing to grow our family through adoption. Since the beginning of 2019, we have been fully licensed and waiting for a phone call to let us know that we’ve been matched with a kiddo.
A woman on a plane was told by a fellow passenger to “stop speaking Spanish!” In a happy turn of events, another fellow passenger angered by the rudeness of the man making this demand, began speaking Spanish too and the flight attendant did too.
Here is a story I read recently by Shefa Gold. “Imagine this scene: We see a tribe riding camels across the desert. The sun is burning; the wind is blowing; the wilderness stretches out before them.
Have you ever wondered about prayer? Are there rules? Is there a right way or a wrong way? When should we pray? What’s OK to ask God for — and what’s not? If these are questions you’ve had, you’re in very good company.
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