Click here to watch the service. John 1:35-51 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you […]
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Click here to watch the service. It is rare that a scripture and a moment align in such a way as to seem intent on one specific point, and yet today on this Sunday when we remember the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, and we hear the story of a single night in the lives of
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Click here to watch the service. Mark 1:4-11 All four of today’s lectionary texts talk about water. Our Hebrew Scriptures lesson is from Genesis 1, about the primordial waters covered by darkness. Our psalm is number 29, which speaks of the voice of God over the waters. The third reading is from Acts 19, which tells the story of Paul
Click here to watch the service. In the opening line of her Christmas Eve message this year, Rev. Nadia Bolz Webber calls the night Jesus was born, “the night Heaven touched earth.” What a beautiful visual, two universes, two realities coexisting in a moment, a place, a person… it is an image I feel compelled to steal, so I’m using today.
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Click here to watch the service. Stay Awake to Simple Revelations This passage from the gospel of mark is not fun, and its not easy, often times I skip it when I come to it in the lectionary. I almost did… There are so many other uplifting, more palatable stories, that I often choose a different scripture when faced with wrestling
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