Guest Preacher Hayes Noble

Guest Preacher The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Prichard. Worship is loving God, hearts, soul, mind and strength. Worship is loving our neighbors as ourselves. True worship is loving what God loves and God so loves the world.

At the dedication of Solomon’s magnificent temple there were three things of note: 1) The ceremony became an act of worship when the Glory of God that filled the place, showing that worship is always an act of grace. 2) The ark of the covenant, in which were the two tablets of the law were […]

When we follow the trail of bread crumbs in the Scriptures – from the Passover to the Manna to the Feeding of the 4,000 stories – we see a picture of God’s abundance where the wrong question is, “How can we afford to feed so many people?” It is still the wrong question in a […]

As we welcome nine Confirmands into the life of the church, we listen to a reading from I Timothy, where the elder is encouraging the younger not to let anyone despise their youth, but to cultivate the gift that God has given to them. It is solid advice for people of all ages today.

Jesus says that there is no greater love than one who would lay down one’s life for one’s friends. On Memorial Day weekend, even within all of the ambiguities that surround military conflict, we are drawn to honor those who have died in the service of others.

The story of Pentecost is filled with images of power, but power can be very ambiguous, used for good or for ill. In the end, power expressed in love is the power of God’s spirit that will transform the world.