Context is one of those tricky things, at least it can be tricky. Today’s sermon is taken from St. Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians, “I have become all things to all people.” (1 Corinthians 9:22b NRSV) It was all too easy for me, especially when I was younger, to look at Paul’s statement and write…
Rev. Bev Longmire is leading the services this week Scripture Sermon Do Words = Actions? Hymns Knox Presbyterian St. Mark’s Presbyterian Order of service and public domain hymn lyrics No Zoom service this week
Two of the most common questions we have at significant points of our lives are “what are we looking for?” and “where are we going?” Most of the time we don’t ask these questions because already know the answers. But there are times when we really need to know. If we need to know because…
I have never met a person who hates gifts. I have met a lot of people who don’t always like all the stuff around gift giving–the expectations, disappointments, forced gratitude–but the idea of “gift” is okay. We often don’t know what to do with gifts and that’s even more likely when we don’t see a…
It crossed my mind that it might not be the wisest thing to think I have anything good to say about the whole “faith vs works” thing, after all it started the Reformation and I am most certainly not a Martin Luther, not even a Martin Luther-Lite (may I be forgiven the execrable “Lite” ….
This Sunday I didn’t preach as we had a guest preacher, Rev. John Borthwick. You will get his biography as I introduce him and I commend his sermon to you as an excellent meditation on Paul talking to the church in Corinth, 2 Corinthians 4:1-12. “We Don’t Get Discouraged” – Rev. John Borthwick, St. Mark’s…