Midweek Prayer 9/9/18

So many are holding their collective breaths, Almighty God, as powerful wind and drenching waters come ashore with the name Florence.  We lift up and hold close those whose homes, livelihoods, schools and very lives are at risk.  We commit to supporting them with...

Sermon 9/9/18

Mark 7:24-37 “How Are the Children?” September 9, 2018 “How are the children?”  The dear ones who are here with us today are being well-cared for and encouraged and supported and prayed for while cooking up treats as they learn about God’s promise that came with the...

Midweek Prayer 9/9/18

Push us, Almighty God, out of our comfort zone at least once each day.  Let us not overlook or let pass the unkindness or bigoted word, the joke made at another’s expense, or the slight of one in need.  As has often been said, church is intended to comfort the...

Sermon September 2, 2018

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 “May the Words of My Mouth” September 2, 2018 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14)  Those words have guided countless people throughout the ages when...