This Sunday, August 18, our delegate Don Hoover shared his experiences at the Church of the Brethren’s Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC. Bryan Hanger, Advocacy Assistant from the Office of Public Witness, also shared about his office’s work on drones and climate change. The congregation also viewed the Wrap Up DVD.
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Sacrifice and Justice: Who Judges?
Nathan Hosler August 11, 2013 Is. 1:1, 10-20 Many people claim to represent justice or want to enact justice. Before having an office here at the church I worked in the Methodist building which sits right next to the Supreme Court. Whenever something notable was happening at the Court I would know by the number…
Barns, Birds, and Urban Homesteading
Barns, Birds, and Urban Homesteading – August 4, 2013 Luke 12:13-24 Jennifer Hosler When we consider the denominational tagline of the Church of the Brethren, “Continuing the work of Jesus: Peacefully. Simply. Together”, we see that “simple living” is, apparently, an important part of who we are. But since we moved away from plain…
PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING
Jeff Davidson July 28, 2013 PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING Philippians 4:1-9 There are lots of things that I don’t understand. I don’t understand how electricity works. I don’t even understand how to ask how it works. I don’t understand how aspirin works. How does the aspirin know whether you have a headache or a…
DO THIS, AND YOU WILL LIVE
Jeff Davidson July 14, 2013 DO THIS, AND YOU WILL LIVE Amos 7:7-17 Luke 10:25-37 I’ve always liked to write. When I was in school I liked to write, although I didn’t like writing term papers and book reports. I like to write what I want to write, when I want to write it. The…
Sowing Seeds of Healing, Reaping a Harvest of Reconciliation
“Sowing Seeds of Healing, Reaping a Harvest of Reconciliation” – 2 Kings 5 Jennifer Hosler Thursday evening, we arrived back from a week of traveling. Nate and I were both delighted to see how our garden had burst forth and was starting to bear fruit. As many of you have heard or seen, we spent…
Guidance
WASHINGTON CITY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Jeff Davidson June 30, 2013 GUIDANCE Psalm 16 Luke 9:51-62 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 There’s an old joke about a guy who’s lost as he’s driving through Ireland. He has no idea where he is or which way he’s headed. Finally he sees a farmer and pulls over to…
God Speaks
God Speaks June 23, 2013 Nathan Hosler 1 Kings 19:1-15a While in college I worked for grounds crew. The campus was located in downtown Chicago and I did a number of different tasks: picking up trash, fixing the sprinkler system, repairing sidewalks. In winter we were in charge of snow removal. During big snow storms,…
Doing Violence from a Distance
Doing Violence from a Distance June 16, 2013 Jenn Hosler Shortly after the bombings at the Boston Marathon this April, a picture went viral on social media. It was a picture of men and boys from Syria, holding a banner with a message. The message said: “Boston bombings represent a sorrowful scene of what happens…
God brought us in
God brought us in June 9, 2013 Nathan Hosler 1 Kings 17:8-16, Psalm 146 I just returned late last night from a weeklong trip. Traveling has changed over time. In fifth grade at Mastersonville Elementary school I used to play Oregon trail on an old clunky computer. You would calculate the amount of flour, spare…
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