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Go Sacrifice

Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14 The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him. After these things God tested Abraham. He…

Go Create

Gathering Activity: As you prepare for worship this Sunday, turn to Genesis 1, be it with your own Bible, a Pew Bible or even looking it up on your phone (try www.biblegateway.com for various translations). Read through the text and visualize the unfolding of Creation. Imagine the colors, the beauty, the sights, the smells, the sounds. As the canvas takes shape, remind…

God in the Movies: Loving

Loving Given what happened in Charlottesville VA last week, it was timely to be reminded of the true story of a couple who lived in VA, Richard and Mildred, who fell in love and got married in 1958 and by doing so committed a crime worthy of 1-5 years in the penitentiary. only because the color of their skins were different As…

God in the Movies: Lion

A link to the trailer for the the film Lion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoIy9Xq8tYs Home, family, belonging These are explored in the film Lion In Calcutta Saroo’s a thousand miles from home. He is lost, hopelessly lost, in a land of strangers who seem to care very little about the fate of a 5-year-old boy. Eventually, trying to help, people ask him his mother’s name…

God in the Movies: Moonlight

You can click on the link below to watch the official trailer for the Oscar Winning Best Picture: Moonlight The film covers three time periods – young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult – in the life of black-American Chiron As a child, Chiron lives with his single, drug addicted mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy,…

Let’s Get Busy

Acts 1:6-14 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will…

Transfiguration and Mardi Gras!

Psalm 2 Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The rulers of the earth set themselves, and the leaders take counsel together, against God and those God has anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us.” The one who sits in the heavens laughs; God has them in derision. Then God will…

Keep Calm and Live a Holy Life

SCRIPTURE Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 

Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 

When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest.…

From Black and White to Gray

Both of our Scripture passages concern commandments. First we hear God’s word to the Hebrews as they near the conclusion of their time in the wilderness and prepare to enter the promised land, led by Moses, perhaps 15 centuries before Jesus. Deuteronomy 30:11-20 11Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too…