Today we continue reading through the Old Testament books of 1st and 2nd Samuel. Last week we read the story of the anointing of David to become the 2nd king of ancient Israel replacing Saul. David was an unlikely choice because he was the youngest of 8 children and overlooked as kingly material. But we […]
Today we continue reading from I Samuel about the first kings of ancient Israel. Last week, we read that Israel was governed by judges who tended to be weak which led to Israel being invaded a lot by its enemies. The people demanded a king like the nations around them. God did not want them […]
This summer we are going to spend time reading through stories found in the Old Testament books of I and II Samuel. I and II Samuel are books telling about events from 3000 years ago but stories that we will find very relevant today. I and II Samuel was originally one book written in the […]
Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021 – Celebrating the Unfathomable Mystery of God Sing : We who believe in freedom cannot rest We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. I went to lunch a couple of months ago at the home of human rights activist Ruby Sales. When it was time to say […]
“Pentecost Sunday” Acts 2:1-21: Philip Jennifer Adkins In just these past few months we all have celebrated Jesus’s Birthday at Christmas. We celebrated the resurrection of Jesus on Easter and today the 50th day after the resurrection (the seventh Sunday from Easter Sunday) we now celebrate Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church. Pentecost celebrates […]
This morning we are going to be reading a text from I John. I John is part of three letters which we know as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John that are found toward the end of the Bible in the New Testament. These letters were written in about 100 AD or CE or about 70 […]