Redemption is Drawing Near
Posted 12.4.17: Advent is a time of thinking about the coming of the Christ-child as the Messiah, the long-expected redeemer promised by God....
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Waiting for the Promises
Posted 11.27.17: The days are surely coming when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah....
Read MoreThe Music of Advent and Christmas
Posted 11.20.17: Advent is a time of waiting, watching, anticipating and preparing for the coming of Jesus. It is a time to rethink one’s priorities...
Read MoreSeeing With The Eyes Of Faith
Posted 9.9.17: Douglas Burton-Christie has written, “Seeing happens only when we risk a relationship with the world.” The world he is talking about includes people, non-human parts of Creation and the Creator God....
Read MoreGod’s Rhythm for Life
Posted 10.23.17: There is a rhythm to the world and to our lives as seasons come and go: birth and death; day and night; joy and sorrow; planting and harvest; work and rest. We see the rhythm in the story of creation where...
Read MoreWounded World
Posted 10.09.17: In 1992, Shirley Erena Murray wrote “Wounded world that cries for healing.” It was written for an ecumenical service in New Zealand, her home, dealing with the issues of health and welfare benefits for the people....
Read MoreOn Our Knees with Arms Locked Together
Posted 10.02.17: I firmly believe that each of us has a Christian duty to protest, debate, and work to bring unity to our communities. ...
Read MoreSt. Francis of Assisi
Posted 9.24.17: St. Francis of Assis was born in 1181/1182. He grew up in wealth, lived the life of a wealthy young man, and served as a soldier in Assisi’s army....
Read MoreInterfaith Prayer Service for Peace
Posted 9.11.17: Representatives of nine different faiths will share readings/prayers from their sacred texts or music of their faith that speaks to peace in communities and in the world....
Read MoreCome, Worship the God of Love and Justice
Posted 8.28.17: Scarritt Bennett Center is once again offering opportunities for corporate worship in Wightman Chapel each week....
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