Proverbs 8:1-4 & 22-31, Romans 5:1-5 Sara White Last week we celebrated Pentecost, the descending of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the birth of the Church. Emmett Eldred, a good friend of mine and a fellow member of the Church of the Brethren, described the events of Pentecost as “a room full of…
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SPIRIT OF LOVE AND POWER
John 14:8-17, 25-27; Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:11-17 Jennifer Hosler Have you ever bent over and struggled to walk in a powerful, overwhelming wind? During the first year that Nate and I were married, we lived one block from Lake Michigan in Chicago. Several times I had to stoop over and brace myself to get to…
WE HAVE SEEN THE LORD
John 20:19-31, Acts 5:27-32, Revelation 1:4-8 Micah Bales I’ve joked with Jenn and Nate that I feel like I tend to get some really tough lectionary readings on the Sundays that I’m asked to preach. Lots of passages about death, destruction, judgment, and Jesus’ command to give away all our possessions to the poor. I…
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