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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Mercy (3rd Sunday of Advent)
Preacher: Julia Baker Date: December 17, 2023 Scripture: Luke 1:46b-55; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 At this time, only the audio is available for the sermon, which you can find below.
Blinded Sight
Preacher: Julia Baker-Swann Scripture: John 9:1-41, Ephesians 5:8-14 Date: March 19, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ISvnzp00xFUPBBeBmBGXlItdVeDj33dh/view?usp=share_link I have a lot of compassion for the Pharisees in this story. They have witnessed something outside of their ordered world and they are freaked out. I see them scurrying around from person to person trying to…
Then They Wept
Original artwork by Julia Baker-Swann
Easter in a Pandemic
Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scripture: John 20:1-18 It’s intense, the pressure of preaching an Easter sermon during a global pandemic.How can I have the right words to say,to point us to the divine solidarity of Jesus entering with us in our suffering,to the existential hope of Jesus triumphing over betrayal, torture, and death,to the future that…
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