Presentation by Anna Rickrode – 10 October 2021
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Presentation by Anna Rickrode – 10 October 2021

Mark 10:17-31 We are never done with the stories of the Gospels. We don’t outgrow them. They’re not something to be mastered, completed: “Oh, I’ve heard that one.” “Oh, that one’s about this or that”. When we reduce the stories of the Gospels to themes and morals, we strip the Gospel of its power. The…

Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Fall 2021
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Fall 2021

The Prophet Jeremiah      The prophet Jeremiah lived in one of the most chaotic and tragic periods in the history of Israel and the Middle East.  During his lifetime the Assyrian Empire collapsed and the region came under the control of the Babylonians.  This was also a period of great religious conflict and strife in…

Presentation by Jim Rogers – 15 August 2021
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Presentation by Jim Rogers – 15 August 2021

Daylight & Dark      Normally, my presentations are about hymns.  However, as I prepared for this one I noticed a trend toward separating day and night in our hymns and prayers and lessons.      So, we see in our hymnal that there is a section for MORNING starting with hymn No. 1, “Father we      praise…

Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Spring (2) 2021
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Spring (2) 2021

First, Second, and Third John The New Testament canon includes three books attributed to someone named John.  These three very brief documents are sometimes referred to as letters or epistles.   The first reads like a sermon or essay.  The other two are more like memoranda.  They appear to have been composed early in the second…

Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Spring 2021
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Spring 2021

Elijah the Prophet      For our Jewish friends, the Passover supper is the most important meal of the year.  It is known as the Seder.  At the table that evening there is always an empty chair and, on the table, an empty wine glass.  This place is reserved for Elijah who just might come in…

Homily by Bruce Johnson 17 January 2021
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Homily by Bruce Johnson 17 January 2021

Listening for the Voice of God         The writers of the Old Testament included quite a few stories about a prophet named Samuel.   One of those stories is our lectionary reading for today.  The setting for this story is in a place called Shiloh.  Long before Solomon built his famous temple in Jerusalem there were…

Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Oct-Nov 2020
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Oct-Nov 2020

     The Gospel of John includes several collections of the sayings of Jesus that are not found in the other three gospels.  Some of these sayings are said to be from his public teaching but the audience for most of them consists exclusively of his inner circle of disciples.      As we revisit these familiar…