Guest Preacher: Julia Baker Mark 3:20-35; Psalm 130 Years ago in a poetry class I was given a prompt to write a letter to America. I chafed at the initial assignment. Immediately all my social critique about our capitalist society with a deeply ingrained military industrial complex and colonizing global presence whooshed into view. As…
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Hearing, Following, Persisting: Christians in Palestine
Pastor Nathan Hosler, Ph.D. 1 Samuel 3:1-20, Psalm 139:1-18, 2 Corinthians 4:5-12, Mark 2:23-3:6 [scripture texts are at the bottom of this page] As members of the global body of Christ we are concerned with the destruction of Christian communities in regions where Christians are targeted as religious minorities. While we are deeply concerned…
Curiosity and Transformation
John 3:1-17 Rev. Christie Dahlin John 3:1-17 NRSV 3:1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 3:2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do…
Not Alone, With the Spirit of Power and Love
Scriptures – John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15; Acts 2:1-21 Jennifer Hosler Who here regularly celebrates Christmas? Who here regularly celebrates Easter? Who here regularly celebrates Pentecost? In my household, we don’t yet have any Pentecost traditions and I think I’d like to change that. Shane Claiborne and his wife Katie Jo celebrated by breathing fire – at…
“This Joy That I Have”
Guest Preacher: Dana Cassell5-12-2024John 17: 6-19 Every Friday afternoon, when I was in seminary, at Emory University in Atlanta, a group of us seminarians would get together to play ultimate frisbee on the quad in the middle of the campus. We took over a big field-sized area between giant academic buildings and ran, threw, and…
Welcomed into the Family of God, without Discrimination
Jennifer HoslerActs 10:1-48 (lectionary was 10:44-48) In the past two years, we have undertaken congregational processes to specifically consider how our congregation could become publicly inclusive of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals (LGBTQ+). For many years, our congregation has been functionally inclusive in many ways. We’ve had LGBTQ+ persons involved in worship leading,…
Abide
Pastor Nate Hosler, Phd Acts 8:26-40 John 15:1-8,1 John 4:7-21 (scripture texts at the bottom) A surprise meeting on a desert road. When I think of a wilderness road, I think of the road from Yola to Mubi. Going from central Adamawa state to the northern part of the state is a four-hour drive through…
Crying out and Clinging to Hope
April 21, 2024 Psalm 42 & 43Rev. Christie Dahlin Psalm 42 and 43Inclusive Bible VersionLike a stag, a doe,Longing for streams of cool water,My whole being longs for you, my God. My soul aches with thirst for God,For a god that lives!When can I go and see God face to face?My only food, day or…
It’s Called a Coffee BREAK for a Reason!
Sermon 4-14-2024 Washington City Church of the Brethren Dana Cassell Luke 24:36b-48 I was following this week’s action by Christians for a Free Palestine on Instagram, where both Pastor Jenn and Pastor Nate made appearances, witnessing outside and blocking access to a Senate staff cafeteria inside. “Congress and their staff will not eat,” they said,…
Bisan, Poppies, Bluebells, and the Resurrection: Wildflowers along the Path
Preacher: Rev Jennifer Hosler, PhD Date: April 7, 2024 Scripture: Luke 24:13-35; Romans 8:18-25 We hike almost every Saturday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, most of our Saturday hikes have been along the Potomac Heritage Trail, a footpath managed by the National Park Service along the Potomac River. There were many times during the…
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