The Local Church Needs Advent
About this time each year, pastors and theologians will write about the need to keep Advent as a spiritual discipline. … Continue reading The Local Church Needs Advent
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Keep Watch and Be Prepared
It is about this time, sometime around the first snowfall of the year, when we are reminded to be prepared … Continue reading Keep Watch and Be Prepared
Sunday’s Sermon: Joy in Times of Grief
Here is the sermon from today’s worship services. These are my heartfelt words of hope in a time of grief as we wrestle with what took place on Friday in Newtown, Conn. As well, my particular community is dealing with a lot of grief which comes out in the message from Isaiah 12:2-6. Continue reading “Sunday’s Sermon: Joy in Times of Grief”
Being Joy in the Midst of Tragedy
Tomorrow, churches across America will be faced with an all-too-real tension. How can we live in joy in the midst … Continue reading Being Joy in the Midst of Tragedy
Sunday’s Sermon: The One Calling in the Wilderness
One of the great joys of the Advent season is that each week has its own theme. Part of the … Continue reading Sunday’s Sermon: The One Calling in the Wilderness
Shannon Blosser 