Sometimes we are so blinded by the glitter and cooing babies of Christmas that we can lose sight of why God came to us in the first place. There is one carol that explicitly focuses on the conditions Jesus came to earth to address, rather than on the event of his birth. Look carefully at the verses—both the ones we have and the one that was removed.
– Pastor Anne
God’s call to Moses at the beginning of Exodus is arguably the most consequential call of God in the Bible. But Moses had more than a few reservations about it. You won’t want to miss Sunday with some drama in the sermon leading into a barn-burner of a choir anthem as we relive the story with a few contemporary touches.
Those who compiled the lectionary didn’t see a need to include the story of Adam and Eve’s sons, Cain and Abel. And yet museums around the world showcase paintings of this famous story of the world’s first murder. (The one pictured here is by Titian.) What does it have to teach us?
– Pastor Anne
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The Old and New Testament alike talk a lot about sheep—not surprising given their role in everyday life for thousands of years in the region. That near-universal experience with literal sheep led to sheep and the shepherds who care for them also becoming metaphors for peoples and their leaders. The prophets used those metaphors as did Jesus.
– Pastor Anne
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I’ve saved some of the most notable callings in the Bible for this fall; and this Sunday we’ll look at the one that underpins three world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—the call of Abraham. What was Abraham called to do exactly? And why him?
– Pastor Anne
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Stephen was not one of Jesus’ first twelve disciples but, he was the first Christian martyr. What did Stephen do that made people mad enough to have him stoned to death?
– Pastor Anne
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