Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are available on his blog) Psalm 27 Luke 13:31-35 Our overall theme for Lent focuses on these traditional practices of fasting and feasting. To put it another way, fasting is to put aside something, whatever it might be that can get in the way of your relationship with [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Luke 4:1-13 This week we begin a series of conversations around the idea of fasting and feasting. For Presbyterians, the liturgical calendar and conversations about Lent are somewhat new. And this is rooted in our history. John Calvin, the great [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Isaiah 58:1-12 I’m the last person who ought to be speaking tonight about how the church should to respond to the situation in Haiti. I’ve never been to Haiti. I know only the broadest strokes about its history. And it is only [...]
From our Ash Wednesday service for Haiti. Dr. Jim Ingvoldstad, who was in Haiti when the earthquake hit, shares some photos (video below) and reflections on his time there and on the spirit of the Haitian people.
From our Ash Wednesday service for Haiti. The band and choir play the U2 song to close our worship service. Lyrics can be found here.
From our Ash Wednesday service for Haiti. The band sings the U2 song, accompanied by the choir, as Meghan Brown Saavedra offers prayers for Haiti and the world. Lyrics to the song can be found here. God of mercy, we pray for all people around the world, who climb mountains, risk arrest and gather furtively [...]
From our Ash Wednesday worship service for Haiti. Dan Ra sings the Derek Webb song. Lyrics can be found here.
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Meghan Brown Saavedra Exodus 34:29-35 Luke 9:28-36 Good morning. Thank you all for coming. My name is Simon, but my friends call me Peter. I also want to introduce you to [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog Isaiah 6:1-8 Luke 5:1-11 Think about the language we use to talk about jobs. We call it a “vocation” – literally, a calling. We call it a “profession” – almost like an affirmation of faith. Or we say, rather hyperbolically, it’s “what [...]
We pray for children Who put chocolate fingers everywhere, Who like to be tickled, Who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, Who sneak Popsicles before supper, Who erase holes in math workbooks, Who can never find their shoes. We pray for children Who stare at photographers from behind broken windows, Who can’t bound [...]