Relocation
Dear friends, I am so grateful for the gift of life in community. Or, drawing on today’s gospel reading, I am so grateful for the gift of life on the vine. I give thanks to God for you! Today’s worship……
Tag: salvation
A Christmas Morning Message
Dear friends, This is the sermon I preached on Christmas morning 2017. I offer it again today, along with video recorded in the sanctuary at Glenwood. Many thanks to my sister, Jill Powers, for the piano accompaniment. If you’d like……
Exult: Advent Day 21
Psalm 5:11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you. The psalmist contrasts those who take refuge……
News: Advent Day 15
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ I know there has been good news in the midst……
Revealed: Advent Day 11
1 John 4:9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent God’s only Son into the world so that we might live through him. Much has been written about what has been revealed in this pandemic year…….
Awesome: Advent Day 5
Psalm 65:5 By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas. I didn’t need this article (click here to read……
Kindles: Advent Day 3
Isaiah 64:1-2 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence—as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil—to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations……
Out of Place
Dear friends, I pray this message finds you well. You are loved. So loved. I pray that the peace of Christ would surround and fill you this day, providing comfort and assurance in the midst of life’s challenges. Today’s worship……
The Slender Thread
Dear friends, I’ve never known such a surreal time. Sundays are especially difficult to grasp. Still, the Spirit of God is at work in powerful ways. As overwhelmed as I am at times by fear and loss, I am also……
Rest Builds Strength
Dear friends, I pray this finds you well. My heart is with yours. And God is holding you close, holding you together. Overnight, the world has changed and I’ve become a reluctant YouTube creator. So, these Sunday blog posts will……