December 23, 2018 “Could it be true, this Bethlehem story of a Creator descending to be born on one small planet? If so, it is a story like no other… Little wonder a choir of angels broke out in spontaneous song, disturbing not only a few shepherds but the entire universe.” PHILIP YANCEY Micah 5:2-5 […]

December 16, 2018 “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” JAMES BALDWIN Zephaniah 3:14-20 / Philippians 4:4-7 / Luke 3:7-18 The Reverend Jamison Galt

December 9, 2012 “Advent is a time of hope. Hope for something that is promised by God and anticipated, but not yet fully realized and present. During the first Advent, as Mary became aware of the growing life within her, hope grew literally and figuratively. God grew, unseen, yet present. Mary’s swelling pregnancy suggested that […]

December 2, 2018 Peter Flint Peter shares vision for the current times and future of Resurrection Clinton Hill.

December 2, 2018 “The liturgy of Advent helps us to understand fully the value and meaning of the mystery of Christmas. It is not just about commemorating the historical event, which occurred some 2000 years ago in a little village of Judea. Instead, it is necessary to understand that the whole of our life must […]

November 25, 2018 “Hope prevails over despair. Jesus reigns as Lord of Lords and King of Kings. . . . [which] says to us that despite everything to the contrary, his will for us will prevail, love will prevail over hate, justice over injustice and oppression, peace over exploitation and bitterness. DESMOND TUTU 2 Samuel […]

November 18, 2018 “A defining feature of our Apocalypse is that we’re deeply anxious that humans might not even deserve a better ending.” ALISSA WILKINSON 1 Samuel 1:4-20 / Hebrews 10:11-25 / Mark 13:1-8 “The End is Not Yet” The Reverend Jamison Galt

October 28, 2018 “Baptism is the forgiveness of sins, not their removal. It introduces the sword of Christ into our life and makes it the real conflict, the inescapable pain and suffering of growth. It is indeed after baptism and because of it, that the reality of sin can be recognized in all its sadness, […]

November 11, 2018 You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 / Hebrews 9:24-28 / Mark 12:38-44 The Reverend Jamison Galt

October 21, 2018 “What do it mean to be the boss; It mean second place is the first one who lost; The crucifixion, the being nailed to the cross; Truth or fiction, it’s a hell of a cost. No one man should have all that power; The clock’s ticking, I just count the hours; Stop […]