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
Tag: Christmas
We Must Share the Blame With Thanksgiving Sales
It seems like everyone is upset regarding the number of stores that will be open sometime during Thanksgiving. Many of … Continue reading We Must Share the Blame With Thanksgiving Sales
A Christmas Eve Sermon: A Christmas Announcement
Until recently, a birth announcement is not something I have thought a lot about. To this former journalist, a birth … Continue reading A Christmas Eve Sermon: A Christmas Announcement
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
Shannon Blosser 