Beyond “Are you a Martha or a Mary?”

Preacher: Lisa Ramish Scripture: Genesis 18:1-10a; Luke 10:38-42 Thank you so much for having me as your guest today. I am so grateful to be with you. Let us start with a prayer. Our Creator, Please bless my words and let them be a blessing to those listening. Guide our voices, thoughts and actions to…

And Who is My Neighbor?

Preacher: Rev. Nate Hosler Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37 In 2003, after a year and a half of volunteer service and feeling a call to ministry, I boarded a train to Chicago from Pennsylvania. I was headed to college and the school was in the center of the city.  A ministry training program,…

A Spiritual Rubric for Living

Preacher: Dana Cassell Scripture: Galatians 5:1, 13-25 I had the chance to talk with my friend Mandy this week, who is the pastor at the Manassas Church of the Brethren right down the road. I’d heard a little about what’s going on at Manassas – actually, when I wrote on Substack a few weeks ago…

God, What Would You Have Us Know Today?

Preacher: Julia Baker Scripture: Luke 8:26-39 The author Elizabeth Gilbert has a practice where she writes letters from God to herself writing at the top of the page — “What would you have me know today”?” I have done this practice over the last years, finding it especially helpful when the press of the world…