This season we have been exploring our connection and responsibility towards those of our neighbors who are perceived as “Outsiders.” This week we will focused on “Who is my neighbor” the person asked Jesus. Who is our neighbor? The parable of the Good Samaritan reminds us that the outsider is our neighbor, perhaps even more a […]
This season we are exploring our connection and responsibility towards those of our neighbors who are “Outsiders” – something many of us know about personally. This Sunday we heard in the Gospel reading that Jesus himself was homeless as he ministered to the crowds. In fact, he called people to leave the comforts of home […]
We continue our “Cup of Freedom” series with “Freedom to Open”, as Rev. Nancy brings our message.We continue to explore the Book of Acts, with the story of Paul and Silas in Acts 16. It tells of their imprisonment and an earthquake that changes everything! The good news of God’s radical love in Jesus opens […]
Sunday May 19th, we continued exploring stories of the earliest church from the Book of Acts. We encounterd the apostle Peter and the Gentile centurion, Cornelius as they “took the Cup of Freedom!” Our scripture this week was another example of the “unhindered gospel,” as Peter comes to know the extravagant love of God that […]
As we celebrate our Easter Season with “The Cup of Freedom,” we encounter the dramatic story of Saul’s conversion in Acts 9. Saul was a leader of the religious right of his day, full of judgment, prejudice and “breathing murderous threats” against Jesus’ followers. Sound familiar? Then, Jesus appears to him, and his world is turned upside […]
The Stone is Rolled Away! The stories leading up to and including Easter are full of stones. . . How is Jesus’ Resurrection relevant to us in this 21st century? What stones need to be rolled away so that life, and hope and justice can be victorious! The Resurrection of Jesus is what makes everything else in […]
Rev. Nancy brings our message “The Gift of Being Thunderstruck”. The ancients believed they could hear from the Divine directly – sometimes quietly, but sometimes in the flash of lightning or the roar of thunder.Have you ever felt the Presence of God in an overwhelming or dramatic way? Have you ever felt like you heard […]
As followers of Jesus in the 21st Century, sometimes it seems like Christianity – the Church – has given God a bad name. It is no wonder that so many have turned away, saying they are “spiritual, but not religious.” When faith leaders and organizations turn out whole communities, when they cover up abuse of children, and […]
The greatest leadership role model of all was Jesus. We cannot go wrong in following his example to be empowered to lead in our homes, workplaces, churches and communities. Leading like Jesus will make a profound diffference in our lives and in the lives of those we influence.
Calm and Bright: 200 Years of Silent Night “WITH THE ANGELS, LET US SING” Join Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson Fourth Sunday of Advent ― Hope “We are living in the days of the winter darkness. We wake up to starlight, the moon hangs overhead….We have acclimated to the darkness, redeemed it with books and candlelight […]