Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 Nathan Hosler Last Tuesday I was with the daily #bringbackourgirls campaign vigil in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. This was their 649th day keeping watch and raising a voice for the abducted girls. On the drive back to my guest house with one of…
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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…
DELIVERANCE THROUGH A LITTLE ONE
Luke 2:1-20; Titus 2:11-3:8 Jenn Hosler We have two nativity scenes in our house. One is a soapstone carving from Kenya, depicting Mary and Joseph holding baby Jesus. Our other nativity scene has three ceramic figurines, baby Jesus and his parents. Nate gave this to me as a gift in 2008, before we knew that…
STAND UP, RAISE YOUR HEADS
Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Luke 21:25-26 Jennifer Hosler On Halloween, I walked into a drugstore and noticed little drummer boys marking the edge of each aisle. It had started. Was I surprised? Not exactly—I’ve heard people say that each new commercial holiday scheme is rolled out immediately after the last one ends (if not…
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…
Risen
RISEN – Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10 Jeff Davidson – April 20, 2014 There’s a cartoon that shows people coming out of church on Easter Sunday shaking hands with the pastor. One guy says. “You know, Pastor, this is why I only come once a year. Whenever I’m here your sermon is always about the…
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…
Who is That Shiny Person?
Who is That Shiny Person? – Jennifer Hosler Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 When thinking about today’s gospel passage, I spent time musing on surprise encounters: those times when you run into someone you know, in a place where you least expect them to be. Running into someone you know is delightful in…
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