1-26-20 Rev. Ron Church Isaiah 9:1-4; Matthew 4:12-23 In our Scripture lessons for today, we see the theme of the coming of the light. Our readings for today talk about three different stories from three different periods in the history of Israel. Our reading from Isaiah talks about Galilee after the Assyrian occupation, but it refers back to the war with Midian in the book of Judges. Our New Testament reading talks about the beginning…
1-12-20 Rev. Dr. Robert Downs Matthew 2:1-23 As I was reading the second chapter of Matthew’s Gospel I was struck by the fact that all the dominant characters in the story have to deal with changes to their plans, and that changes in plans are not infrequent occurrences in our own lives. We make our plans — some short term, like what to make for dinner, and some long term,…
January 5, 2020 Jennifer Petrantoni Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 1:9-11, John 2:1-11 Today is Epiphany Sunday. I did some research to understand what Epiphany celebrated, and I learned many things. Throughout Church history, the feast of Epiphany was originally one of the three high holy days of the Christian year, right next to Christmas and Easter. Christmas day is only the beginning of the Christmas season; the 12 days of Christmas follow and conclude with the…
December 28, 2019 Rev. Ron Church Isaiah 63:7-9 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 The New Year is coming. Say “Hello” to twenty-twenty. Whoopty-do. I stopped celebrating new years a long time ago. I have seen so many new years come and go, and I can’t remember the last time that a new year turned out to be better than the year before. About the…
December 8, 2019 Rev. Dr. Robert Downs Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist is one of the most intriguing characters you will find in the New Testament. In Matthew’s…