March 18, 2018 | Luke 4: 1-13 | Carla Wilks
March 18, 2018 Gift of Temptation Luke 4: 1-13 -Carla Wilks When I read the chapter in our Lenten study book about the Gift of Temptation it reminded me of a quote I have heard many times… I looked it up to see who said it, and I found two variations on the quote I […]
February 25, 2018 | Mark 15: 22-38 | Carla Wilks
February 25, 2018 Gift of Emptiness Mark 15: 22-38 -Carla Wilks In the news over the last few weeks we have heard about some significant events. On Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, it was another mass shooting at a high school in Parkland Florida. 17 students and staff were killed senselessly. Some of […]
January 21, 2018 | Psalm 84 | Reverend Nancy Talbot
Altars Everywhere – Psalm 84 – January 21, 2018 – Rev. Nancy Talbot On the first day of our recent family vacation in Florida my brother and sister in […]
January 7, 2018 | Ephiphany Star Gifts | Anne Ellis
Gathering Time and Star Gift Reflections Epiphany – January 7, 2018 – Anne Ellis It is two weeks since Christmas Day. This is the season of Christmas. The season of Christmas lasts 12 days. Sometimes we sing a song about all the gifts a true love gives to someone during the 12 days. This is […]
January 7, 2018 | Epiphany Star Gifts | Anne Ellis
December 31, 2017 | Luke 2:22-40 | Carla Wilks
New Year’s Revelations Dec 31, 2017 Luke 2: 22-40 -Carla Wilks We will begin this time of review and reflection going through a few steps as we take some time to give thanks for this year and move ahead to next year. During each step, a few questions […]
November 19, 2017 | Matthew 25:31-45 | Carla Wilks
Over the past few months you’ve been experiencing the exodus here. Moses led his people from slavery in Egypt through the wilderness to the promised land. Today we are observing Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday in our Christian Year. So today, on the last day of the Christian year, we hear about the […]
Remembering To Give Thanks
October 8, 2017 | Deuteronomy 8: 7-14 a) | Reverend Nancy Talbot Writer Anne Lamott says that for her, most of the time, gratitude is the rush of relief that comes when she realizes she has dodged a bullet. Most of us can […]
Who’s Telling Our Story?
October 1, 2017 | Exodus 5 | Frances Kitson I used to work in construction. I was a struggling actor in need of a day job, and I found myself doing first aid and then safety in the construction industry. Last year, when I started […]
When Bushes Burn and Angels Appear
September 24, 2017 | Exodus 2 | Rev. Nancy Talbot Last week we started a 10 week series on the story of the Exodus, one of the foundational narratives for people of both the Jewish and Christian faiths found in the […]