The Army of the Lamb
Text: Revelation 7:9-17 Today in worship, we confirm and welcome twelve new professing members of our congregation and of God’s church. They will stand before…
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The Lord’s Prayer: Thine is the Kingdom
Text: 1 Chronicles 29:1, 5b-6, 9-13; Luke 19:28-40 In our confirmation lessons this month, we are exploring the vows that these young folks will make…
The Stones Would Shout
Text: Luke 19:29-40 If the disciples were silent, the stones would shout. I’ve been thinking a lot about how no matter what happens in this…
Sing! Play! Summer! – Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty
Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 “We keep a troubled vigil at the bedside of the world,” writes Howard Thurman, “Thus we clutch the moment of intimacy in…
The Wilderness: God Provides
Text: Deuteronomy 29:2-6, Mark 1:12-14 A few years ago, I was asked to plan worship for our semi-annual clergy gathering. My team had everything arranged…
Your Greater Purpose
Text: Isaiah 1:10-20 This morning’s scripture… wow. These are the words God speaks to the prophet Isaiah as he is called into service. This is…
The praise of crickets
Today, I discovered this recording of crickets, overlayed with the same recording slowed down. Their song is a hymn… voices in harmony… like the sounds…
Dance Like No One is Watching
Perhaps you have heard the story of the church on the corner of Main and Broad streets. It was stately and magnificent in structure and…