REPENT, AND BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL

Jonah 3:1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; and Mark 1:14-20 Micah Bales I don’t need to tell you that we’re living in a particularly dark, chaotic time. We can all feel it. Our national government is off the rails in a very visible way with the present federal shutdown. But our dysfunction as a society goes…

EATING WITH JESUS

“Eating with Jesus” Sunday: Jan 19, 2014 Washington City Church of the Brethren by Jonathan Stauffer I am glad to be speaking with you all today. To be honest, I would not have imagined this opportunity three years ago when I was preparing for a term with Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS). At the time, I…

Life that is Really Life

Nathan Hosler – “Life that Really is Life”  (1 Timothy 6:6-19) Our passage begins with “of course.” For whatever reason, our lectionary passage starts in the middle of an argument. It is as if we are walking through a school  and enter a room in which someone is teaching. The teacher looks up, just briefly…