The nativity story is a play in three acts revealing to us God’s essence. In the first act Luke sets the story squarely in a real place and time. “In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered.” Luke starts at the top with Caesar because in… Read more »
Posts Tagged: spirit
Shake Off the Dust: Mark 6:1-13
Several weeks ago the youth group traveled to Carter County, TN to serve with Appalachia Service Project. Mission trips such as these are miracles. They are miracles not only because youth wake up at 7:00 am for a whole week during summer vacation either to dig a drainage ditch or repair bathrooms or hang drywall… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Sunday, August 14, 2011
Gracious God, full of mystery and wonder, open our ears so that we might hear your story. Open our eyes so that we might see your glory. Open our hearts so that we might love what you love. Fill us with a holy curiosity to indulge in the mystery of your grace, and surrounded by… Read more »