Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are Isaiah 9:2-7, Colossians 1:15-20, Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-14 With the recent deaths of both of my parents and some […]
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Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are: Psalm 89:1–4, 19–26, Romans 16:25–27; Luke 1:26–38 We celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas, but do we really know what […]
Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Isaiah 52:7-10, Hebrews 1:1-4 and John 1:1-18 As I write this late on Christmas Eve, I am thinking about […]
Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:5-10, Matthew 11:2-11 In our Gospel reading, John the Baptist is having doubts, not the […]
Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary. Sunday’s texts are Micah 5:2-5a, Psalm 80:1-7, Luke 1:39-55 Our congregation is a lover of Holden Evening Prayer, and its gorgeous handling […]
Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18 John the Baptist has a unique way of welcoming people to their baptism […]
Present
By Pastor Paula Lund Burchill I have said that one of my biggest sabbatical “accomplishments” was that I was able to be very present each day. This is not […]
So Much Bad News
By Pastor Paula Burchill One of my kids looked at his phone the other day and informed me that over 200 people were killed in a mosque in Egypt. […]
How Did I Get Here?
By Pastor Paula Burchill How did I go from being a liturgical purist early in my ministry to listening to Christmas music on the radio since November 14? I […]
Advent Connects
The season of Advent is awesome. It is pastoral. It exemplifies what faith is. It names the reality of our Christian walk. Advent is a season where we celebrate what is […]
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