Lessons: Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 On Wednesday morning I attended a rally organised by the mayor’s office. The rally was downtown at Pioneer Courthouse Square and I was there as a representative of the Interfaith Alliance on Poverty, an organisation to which Grace belongs. The purpose of the gathering wasContinueContinue reading “Tenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
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The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 Psalm 49:1-11 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 My suspicion is that Jesus was not always fun at parties. I mean I know that Jesus could be fun, a lot of fun. There is no question that he could tell amazing stories and that he knew something about making fine wine.ContinueContinue reading “The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Genesis 18:20-32 Psalm 138 Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 Lord, teach us to pray. No Lord, really, teach me how to pray because I am actually not sure that I am doing it right. Because I pray pretty much all the time and I hear people talk about it all the time. I seeContinueContinue reading “The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Genesis 18:1-10a Psalm 15 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 I used to bake pies. I used to bake a lot of pies. I do not really remember why I started. Maybe I took up the challenge implicit in the article I read that said you could tell the skill of a cook by how wellContinueContinue reading “The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by Holly Puckett
Lessons: Deuteronomy 30:9-14 Psalm 25:1-9 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 A man on his way to Jericho was left by thieves to die by the road. A priest came along and passed him by; a Levite saw the man, but left him to die. But then came the good Samaritan to help the needy man, andContinueContinue reading “The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by Holly Puckett”
The Third Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-8 Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Picture yourself standing on top of a diving board. You have stood on top of this diving board lots of times before today. You know the stairs that spiral up its hard column. The history of the divers who came before you is writtenContinueContinue reading “The Third Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
The Second Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Isaiah 65:1-9 Psalm 22:18-27 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 What is your name? I imagine, as I start here with you good people, I will be asking that a lot. It is such a simple question, but it can reveal so much. My name is Jeanne. I am named after my mother. And my grandmotherContinueContinue reading “The Second Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
Trinity Sunday/African Mass by the Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Psalm 8 Today is Trinity Sunday. It is the only Sunday of the year that is set aside for a theological concept. It is a Sunday to speak to the mystery of God and attempt to explain the unexplainable…to try to speak to the profound mystery thatContinueContinue reading “Trinity Sunday/African Mass by the Rev. Dick Toll”
The Day of Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Genesis 11:1-9 Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17, (25-27) Psalm 104:25-35, 37 How shall we tell the story of the people who build the tower with its peak in the heavens? Today, I’d like to wonder with you about understanding this story as a folk tale or, if you prefer, as a parable. Folk tales haveContinueContinue reading “The Day of Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Seventh Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Acts 16:16-34 Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26 Psalm 97