Prone to Wander: When We Get Distracted With Good Things

Prone to Wander: When We Get Distracted With Good Things

Luke 14:1-6; Luke 14: 8-14; Luke 14: 16-24 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely. 2 Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus asked the...
Maundy Thursday Reflections on Good Friday

Maundy Thursday Reflections on Good Friday

There were four staff members including our organist; another musician; choir members; acolytes; a sound and lighting person; a soloist; seven readers; those who prepared the communion table and helped serve communion; and those who changed out the colors on our...
Finding God in the Sandbox: Be Aware Of Wonder

Finding God in the Sandbox: Be Aware Of Wonder

March 22, 2014 Ephesians 4:21-24 I think some of us have totally lost it. I know all of us had it at some point because we all played in the sandbox and all sandbox children possessed it. But somewhere along the way of growing up, some of that sand must have gotten in...
Finding God in the Sandbox: Hold Hands and Stick Together

Finding God in the Sandbox: Hold Hands and Stick Together

Romans 15:1-6 Last year, Jenna and Jillian Thistlebate were welcomed into the world in Akron, Ohio. The twins were mono, mono twins, meaning they shared the same placenta and amniotic fluids, complicating their birth, but they were born healthy. What made the twins...
The Church and the Andy Griffith Show Share the Bond of Community

The Church and the Andy Griffith Show Share the Bond of Community

The Andy Griffith Show, which ran from 1960 to 1968, ended as the number one show on television and it has been ranked by T.V. Guide as the ninth best show ever. One irony of this family-oriented show is that the majority of the characters are single. The main...