Children's Moment 1/22/2017

This is the first of a six-weeks series on "The Art of Neighboring," exploring how we can be good neighbors to people we know, people we don't know, and even to strangers, according to the commandment of Jesus that we love one another.

On this Sunday we read Matthew's account of the baptism of Jesus, which is the first account of any act by Jesus as an adult. What Jesus does in this situation underscores what he does throughout the rest of his earthly life. As we remember our own baptism, we are called to follow Jesus' own example.

Children's Moment 1/15/2017

Children's Moment 1/8/2017

The Magi made the long trip, not to see the current king, not to consult the powerful, but to pay homage to a child. Perhaps we, too, should be wary of the powerful and pay more attention to the children.

In Luke's gospel, eight days after Jesus was born his parents took him to the Temple for circumcision. There, two older people with their own stories laid eyes on the baby and knew, immediately, who this child was and would be. What does this have to do with making our own New Year's resolutions?

Michael writes a story for each Christmas and reads it at the Christmas Day worship service. This year's story is another one about Rufus, the apprentice angel. In this story, Rufus is learning the craft of songwriting to be able to write a song proclaiming the birth of Jesus.

There is some question as to whether the rose refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus, or to Jesus. But what about Joseph, the step-father, whose righteousness is evident in everything he does? And yet Joseph is relegated to a minor role in many ways, except in Matthew's gospel.

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