Lessons: Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24Psalm 302 Corinthians 8:7-15Mark 5:21-43 In our story from the Gospel today I would like us to look at that portion of the story with the 12-year girl. We hear that the father of the girl is a leader at the synagogue and comes to Jesus because his daughterContinue reading “Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Dick Toll”
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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 thatContinue reading “Trinity Sunday/African Mass by the Rev. Dick Toll”
Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Isaiah 62:1-5 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Psalm 36:5-10 We live in the moment. And then that moment is in the past. And we move on to new moments in the future, Many moments in time are forgotten, and even though they remain in our memory, we sometimes have difficultly pulling those memories backContinue reading “Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Dick Toll”
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Psalm 15 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Our lesson from Mark’s Gospel today is probably the most controversial of the teaching that Jesus gave to the people in the 1st century. Why? Because it touched the nerve of religious law…the nerve of religious practice. Thirty years ago I had theContinue reading “Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Dick Toll”
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Amos 7:7-15 Psalm 85:8-13 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 Today I want to address the subject of memories and reflections. We are a people with many stories to tell and we always need to be able to tell our stories and listen to the stories of others. First of all, I want to hold upContinue reading “Eighth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Dick Toll”
Fourth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Psalm 23 As Christians, we proclaim the person of Jesus to be our model for humanity and our understanding of God. The reflection of God for us is in the New Testament and primarily in the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. John’s gospel primarilyContinue reading “Fourth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Dick Toll”
Second Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Isaiah 40:1-11 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 We are experiencing Advent….the preparation for the coming of Jesus. We hear from John the Baptist during the time when the Roman empire was causing great unrest, torture, killing, and brutality to the people who lived throughout the region but especially in the Galilee. Continue reading “Second Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Dick Toll”