Claremont United Church of Christ

Each year the children retell the nativity story and make the birth of Jesus alive again in our times. Telling the nativity story again and again each year is a lot like the family stories we tell during the holidays. Pastor Jacob shares some of his family stories and reflects on how these stories shape us.

Even though the holidays look and feel different this year, Pastor Jen reminds us that something big is coming to us and it is our responsibility to make sure we don't miss it.

Most English translations of John 1:14 don't quite capture what the original hearers of this passage would have imagined. The literal translation is that Jesus "set up a tent" among us. The Israelites thought God lived in their tent or tabernacle, but now John tells us that Jesus can set up a tent wherever, including in us.

This year most of us will spend the season of Advent safely at home. As we kick-off our sermon series, "Home for the Holidays," Pastor Jen explores the concept of a spiritual home and why we experience a homesickness of the soul every year.

There has been a war against truth in our culture over the last four years. How can we sort through fact and fiction in our world today?

Animals are some of our greatest spiritual teachers if we are willing students. Join Pastor Jen as she lifts up four spiritual lessons we can learn form animals.

No matter the results of the 2020 election, the work of the church does not change. We are called to always strive for greater love, inclusion, and equality in the world.

Every day the clock keeps ticking, reminding us that time is passing. But the prophet Isaiah announces that the time for renewal and redemption is NOW! How can we, like the saints who have gone before us, make the most of our days?

The parable of the prodigal son is one of the most well known stories in Scripture, but Jesus never meant for the parable to have only one meaning. How can we hear this parable again today and learn something new for our context.

Many of us feel lost right now. But Jesus tells a parable that reminds us that nothing is lost to God.