Our gospel reading today gives us the only account we have of young Jesus. We just celebrated Christmas so we may still be holding images in our minds of baby Jesus in a manger. Soon enough
Three Streams, One River When people ask me about my denominational background I often say “I’m a Denominational Mutt”. I was born and baptized into the Methodist church and attended briefly an Episcopal church as
Today we are celebrating the Epiphany, meaning “appearance, manifestation, coming into view”. We use this expressing “I had an epiphany” (small e) in pop culture for just about anything... The Christian Celebration of Epiphany is much
Community: Another Key to Spiritual Growth Last Week we spoke about the importance of a daily practice of connecting with God personally. The practice of establishing a time, morning, evening, or mid-day is one afforded in
It’s easy to think about it at the high points, but “God with us” goes further. “God with us” is even in the most traumatizing events in our life. Even then we can infer that “God
A Year of Spiritual Growth My favorite time of the day is the morning, before the sun rises. I love to write, pray, or just sit by a fire and meditate. When I was a distance
Christmas Eve represents an anticipation or a waiting that is almost over. Tonight Kids you may have gifts that you have been waiting for and waiting to open tomorrow. We all have had some anticipation or
The Joy of Advent One of the privileges of being a pastor is walking along side of people in the happy times and terrifying ones; the frustrating circumstances and the ones where God’s blessing is obvious.
What do you tell yourself when you ask yourself, “what is my identity as a Christian?” Here is one of Paul’s answers when talking to the Church at Corinth: This is how one should regard us,
December 2024 News By Land and Sea Dear Friends, We are pleased to bring you the attached December 2024 edition of News by Land and Sea. We welcome you to our beloved, “House of Prayer
We celebrate Advent with both the first coming of Christ, but also very often of the final and eschatological coming of Christ. St. Bernard of Clairvaux proposes, in a famous sermon given in the 12th Century
An Email Christmas Gift I love getting those emails that just have a story, an encouragement, or a lesson that you didn’t expect. I received one of those from Rev. Dan Lewis this week that blessed