Isaiah 62:1-5 Jeff Davidson I remember when we got our first dog when I was growing up. I don’t remember how old I was, but I know it was before first grade. I remember getting in the car and driving down to Dayton where my father knew someone who had dachshund puppies. Dad went inside…
Category: following Jesus
LET’S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING
John 1:1-18 Jeff Davidson I don’t blame you if you’re a little confused. Why are we back with John the Baptist again? Isn’t he an Advent kind of guy? Isn’t he the one who tells us to prepare the way, and make the crooked paths straight and the mountains and the valleys level? Didn’t…
THANKS, KING
Psalm 93, John 18:33 – 37, Revelation 1:4b – 8 Jeff Davidson As I’ve mentioned a few times over the years, I am an adopted child. When I was young, like kindergarten and first grade, I would wonder who my birth parents were. I would wonder to myself, “What if my birth mother is the Queen…
REFLECTIONS ON PARIS
Matthew 23:23-36 Jesse Winter When I was asked to preach today, Nate wanted me to talk about mass incarceration. Criminal justice reform is a major focus of my work in the Office of Public Witness, and over the past few months I have learned how complex that issue is. It involves everything from politics, money,…
RUTH THE FARMWORKER
Ruth 2:1-13 Katie Furrow This weekend marks the celebration of Labor Day. Admittedly, until just recently, I had no real knowledge on what the purpose of Labor Day is or why we celebrate it, so, like any good Millennial, I went to the Internet: According to the US Department of Labor, Labor Day “is a…
THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING
Psalm 19:1-4a, Genesis 3:8-15 Jeff Davidson The skies reveal God’s glory. Do you believe that? A lot of people do. A lot of people look at the sky, at the beautiful sunset with oranges and purples across the sky, they look at the bright stars and moon at night, they consider how all the planets revolve…
LOVE AND ARROGANCE
1 Samuel 2:1-10; Romans 12:9-16 Jennifer Hosler If you’ve been coming to this church for a while, you probably know that, at Washington City, we take the whole Bible as our scriptures but we try to emphasize the words that Jesus taught during his ministry on earth. When asked what the greatest commandments were, Jesus…
With Glad and Generous Hearts
With Glad and Generous Hearts – Jennifer Hosler Acts 2:42-47; Colossians 3:12-17 Our news media has the unfortunate tendency of focusing on things that go wrong. Violence, crime, oppression—these things sell papers or bring hits to websites. While these problems exist, focusing on them in the news media means that other stories do not often…
Victor, King, Servant?
Victor, King, Servant? – Jennifer Hosler Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11 Today is Palm Sunday, as we have already seen and heard and waved our palm branches. Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, is the name that the church has given to mark the events in Scripture which are referred to as the Triumphal…
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE
WASHINGTON CITY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Jeff Davidson April 6, 2014 YOU GOTTA BELIEVE Ephesians 2:1-10 I have some good news – baseball season has begun! The Nationals started the season with a sweep. The Orioles didn’t open as well, but it’s early. The Reds started a little slow but it’s okay. No need to…
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