Scripture Psalm 147:12-20 Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:1-18 Hymns Standing at the portal O little town of Bethlehem Oh come, all ye faithful What child is this On Christmas night all Christians sing Sermon Let us begin
Yes, you read the title correctly, Happy new year! It is a new church year. The Lectionary year begins with the first Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Hope. This year I was reminded, as I did some reading of Walter Brueggemann, of the both/and nature of Advent. We are “in between” the two Advents…
Well I finally preached a sermon, or sermons, on sin. There is such a resistance to even the word “sin” but it really isn’t all that scary a word. What I was trying to do today is to help us to see that sin is never victim-less; there is the concept of victim-less crimes but…