Luke 2;41-52 One of my mentors Howard Thurman quotes the following mother’s prayer in one of his books: Each night my bonny, sturdy lad Persists in adding to his, Now I lay me Down to sleep, the earnest wistful plea: “God, make me big.” And I, his mother, with greater need, Do echo in…
United Church of Christ
Sermons from December 2018
Luke 3:1-6 Only ten days till Christmas, and we’re stuck with John the Baptist. As we go about our merry-making, John is a real killjoy. We don’t need a prophet or curmudgeon, we need jolly old Saint Nick, with sacks of presents, candy, and libations. But, there are times when you need to hear the…
Philippians 1:3-11; 4:4-9 This morning, amid the joyful heavenly bells, I want to share a few words about spiritual practices. Advent is an appropriate time to reflect on our spiritual lives. Before the coming of Christmas as a consumer holiday, Advent was a time of prayer, fasting, and preparation for the celebration of the birth…
Philippians 1:3-11; 4:4-9 This morning, amid the joyful heavenly bells, I want to share a few words about spiritual practices. Advent is an appropriate time to reflect on our spiritual lives. Before the coming of Christmas as a consumer holiday, Advent was a time of prayer, fasting, and preparation for the celebration of the birth…
Advent 1 – December 2 Sometimes we feel as if we live from crisis to crisis – breaking news reports every ten minutes, Facebook scare stories, e-mail list serves telling us to be “frightened, very frightened” about something the other political party or national leadership is about to do, and local news touts the “storm…
Sometimes we feel as if we live from crisis to crisis – breaking news reports every ten minutes, Facebook scare stories, e-mail list serves telling us to be “frightened, very frightened” about something the other political party or national leadership is about to do, and local news touts the “storm desk” with just a sprinkle…