Pentecost 7A – Isaiah 55:1-5, Psalm 145:8-9,14-12, Matthew 14:13-21 Several years ago, I took a class on Christian Spirituality. We studied lots of different spiritual disciplines in which Christians have engaged for centuries, one of which was fasting. I will confess my own lack of understanding of the discipline, although I can now appreciate its place…
Recently, I did a little post that made a passing reference to Elevation Church and it was, basically, just a nod in the direction of an incident that occurred at one of their worship services which I read about elsewhere. It could have been one of many big entertainment-focused churches. However, someone mentioned to me…
Pentecost 4A Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 So, how many of you have your tickets for the midnight showing of Harry Potter next week? I’ve been waiting for quite a while for this movie, not just because it is the final one in the series but because now I can read the books. To me, movies are…
Yesterday, our congregation held its annual celebration honoring Independence Day: the 4th of July Pick Nick! In years past, way back in the mists of time (aka: before I arrived) this annual event was held on the church property. However, three years ago, a parishioner volunteered her home and property for this event. She lives in an old…
Sermon for Pentecost 2A July 3, 2011 Zechariah 9:9-12, Psalm 145, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Several years ago I assisted with a large scale church production which could have rivaled that of Hollywood but was modestly called Vacation Bible School. In this VBS, it was my job to help portray several bible stories with little skits…
Shepherdess Writes 