Original artwork by Julia Baker-Swann
Author: washingtoncitycob
Jesus Comes Out
Preacher: Anonymous Scripture: John 2:1-11 Coming out is hard. I can only speak from my own experience, but I am willing to bet most people would agree. Being vulnerable with others about who you truly are is a nerve-wracking experience, even if you are pretty sure how they will react. There is always the what…
With Us in Our Suffering
Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scriptures (Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16) Take a moment and imagine with me. Imagine that someone visits your church for the first time. You are chatting with them after worship, getting to know them a little, and they share with you that they struggle with a serious anxiety disorder. You say, “Thank…
But we do see Jesus
“Jesus’ hand reaches out to the children” Sculpture at the Washington National Cathedral
On Housewives, Women of Valor, and Immigrant Widowed Farmworkers
Image: “Mary and Baby Jesus” by Kathleen Peterson
Deb Crouse Morris – Illustrator, Painter, Musician
What is/are your church congregation(s) and district? Attend Washington City COB via Zoom, various Episcopal churches in Zanesville OH area What do you create? Drawing/painting, playing the flute When did you first start creating? Before I could write, I was drawing pictures. I learned to play the flute when I was 10 years old. Describe…
A Harvest of Ground Cherries and Righteousness
Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scripture: Mark 8:27-38 & James 3 Mark 8:27-388:27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 8:28 And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the…
Clouds
Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scripture: Hebrews 12:1 When I think about clouds, there are at least three different things that I think of. The first is the old Judy Collins song “Both Sides, Now.” It’s actually a Joni Mitchell song. Mitchell wrote it, but Judy Collins had the first hit with it in 1968. The first…
Religion on the Outside and the Inside
Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scriptures: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 & James 1:17-27 What are some traditions that we have, either as individuals, or as families, or as a congregation? There are often family traditions associated with different holidays. When I was a kid we always had Thanksgiving at my grandparents’ house, Christmas Eve at my aunt and…
Words of Life
Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scriptures: Ephesians 6:10-20 & John 6:56-69 “As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace.” If you were here last week, you may have noticed our child’s shiny rubber boots. These newly purchased boots are yellow with rainbow stripes. They replaced boots that…
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