We begin Lent with the marking of ashes and a simple, Taizé-centered service ushering us into the 40 days of personal and communal...
A number of years ago, there was a popular book by Pierre Berton called The Comfortable Pew. Berton was asked by the Anglicans in the...
We've all likely heard the phrase "Jesus Saves" (or seen it displayed on a sign in gold letters along the highway). What does that...
The heavens tell the glory of God' in Psalm 19, God speaks 'all the words' of the Ten Commandments in Exodus, and a woman is accused of...
'The heavens tell the glory of God' in Psalm 19, God speaks 'all the words' of the Ten Commandments in Exodus, and a woman is accused...
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have...
This week we welcome Timothy Wisnicki, Context in Ministry Student, as our guest preacher. "For God so loved the world, that he gave...
The prophet Jeremiah, who lived through a time of great upheaval and loss, talks of a transition from a law written on stone tablets to...
This Sunday The Rev. Karen Bowles' message is titled "The Stranger's Gift." Prelude: Various (Brahms/Walcha; J.S. Bach; Leclerc)...
For our Good Friday service, we tell the story again in song and scripture and readings from Khalil Gibran, The Son of Man.
One of the terms used to describe Easter is a 'moveable feast.' It is so called because the day it is celebrated moves depending on the...
What a smorgasbord of disparate readings we have for this Sunday: the anointing of oil as a metaphor for unity from the Psalm, early...
In this week's Luke reading we hear of the risen Christ appearing in the midst of his disciples asking for something to eat. Luke goes...
Chances are you did not know that this Sunday was once known in parts of the Christian Church as the beginning of a set of days known...
"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise." Maya Angelou In a sermon titled "Thick with...
The Book of Acts tells us that the very first thing that the disciples of Jesus did after his ascension was to form a church committee...
In word and in song, we recognize and give thanks for The Rev. Karen Bowles' leadership and ministry amongst us as Intentional Interim...
