by Stacey Hilliard | Aug 13, 2023 | Sermons
One of the most egregious misinterpretations of Scripture anywhere in the Bible—at least in terms of its impact on the world—is the assumption that at the end of Genesis 1, God gave the earth and everything in it to humans to do with as we please. That’s how we interpret the word “Dominion” in Genesis 1:28. If we would read past the chapter break and move into Genesis 2, we could see that God’s definition of “dominion” is radically different than ours.
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by Stacey Hilliard | Aug 10, 2023 | News
Late last year, Crawford’s church council voted in favor of signing on as supporters of a bill put forth by ProjectBread, that would make free school meals permanent. In doing so, we became part of the Feed Kids Coalition. Earlier this week (August 9, 2023), we received word that Governor Healey has signed the FY24 state budget, including the funds required to make “School Meals for All” permanent! Read more, here.
by Stacey Hilliard | Aug 6, 2023 | Sermons
With this sermon we begin a series that focuses on the early chapters of Genesis, in the stories of pre-history and some of the ancient context for them. This one centers on the first creation narrative—the epic poem of Genesis 1. Specifically we’ll look at what it meant for something to “exist” in the ancient Near East and what their definition of existence might teach us today.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jun 25, 2023 | Sermons
Three great religions trace their origins to Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Judaism and Christianity get to Abraham through Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah. Islam gets there through Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar.
Who was Hagar? What does the Bible say about her and what does Islam teach about her? Can we learn from her story? Join us on Sunday to learn about the other woman who birthed a nation.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jun 18, 2023 | Sermons
The main things I learned about Zacchaeus growing up came from the song we sang in Sunday School about him. We learned from that song that Zacchaeus was so short, he had to climb a tree to be able to see Jesus passing by. But Jesus noticed him up in the tree, told him to come down, and honored Zacchaeus by going to dinner at his house, which made Zacchaeus very happy.
That song encompasses all the elements of the story (from Luke 19:1-10) except for, you know, the main point. What is the main point of that story and why is it relevant today?
