A Lenten Devotion by Amy Plackowski And all of them ate and were filled… Matthew 15:37a I knew what she wanted me to say, the intrepid student reporter who’d been assigned to interview me. She was working on a feature about ethnic holiday traditions related to food for the school newspaper, and I’d volunteered to […]
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Moving Forward
A Lenten Devotion by Rick Seaholm When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11 I remember it well. June 5, 1997. My nephew, whom I’d hoped for […]
Holy Week Midweek Worship
April 18 at 7:00pm Maundy Thursday We will gather in Susan P. Dickerman Hall for this service reflecting on Jesus’ last supper with his disciples, his betrayal and arrest. The service will include a shared meal, Communion, and Tenebrae. Our confirmands will help lead the service. Please bring a plate of pre-cut bread, cheese, or […]
Generation to Generation
A Lenten Devotion by Joe Hudock How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His Kingdom is an eternal Kingdom! His dominion endures from generation to generation. Daniel 4:3 After witnessing, for the last couple of Sundays. our new Confirmands and their mentors, I feel both blessed and honored to witness the truth enduring […]
Singing Stones
Ezekiel 36:22-26; Luke 19:28-40 Trees clap their hands. Lions and lambs transcend their natural place in the food chain and lie down together. Sea monsters praise God. Mountains burst into song. The Bible is full of images of nature taking on seemingly human qualities. Trees, lions, mountains, even sea monsters—but not stones. Stones don’t shout. […]
Face the Cross
A Lenten Devotion by Debbie Clark Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted […]
Join the Parade!
A Lenten Devotion So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord…” John 12: 13 Youthful disciples invite adults to join in the parade! Open us, we pray, to the wisdom and inspiration of disciples in our […]
“Naki Boo-Boo!”
A Lenten Devotion by Nicola Seaholm As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 As I walk through the door of my friend’s house an adult down the hall says, “Who’s here?” A child answers, “Naki Boo-Boo!” and I hear the pitter-patter of little feet […]
Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019 Worship
We will celebrate Palm Sunday with a lively worship service, including a dramatic re-enactment of Palm Sunday events, followed by an outdoor Palm Sunday parade, together with the three other churches that worship on our campus. This year again, instead of Joey the Donkey, we will have a pony, so Jesus (and other small children) […]
Litany of Praise
A Lenten Devotion by Philip Dolliver, Jr. Here’s another Litany of Praise, written by one of our children for Easter Sunrise Services. This one was written in 2000 by Philip Dolliver, Jr. Philip is now an adult and a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Leader: For finding money and candy in Easter eggs,For baskets, […]