8Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, 9for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not
Service on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100064617886792/videos/1067693899544740 Notes from Rev. Bocher’s sermon... This July… 250 yrs… Freedom fm. Eng… King Geo! We don’t want… Very imp messages P: Gentiles. Free in X Imp to us: Young: “I can’t wait…”
Service on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100064617886792/videos/1017256748006437 If you have ever spent time around a two- or three-year-old child, you have witnessed one of the most fascinating stages of human development. As children grow, they work fiercely to distinguish
Service on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100064617886792/videos/1538829997721072 Before we dive in, a bit of scholarship. This letter belongs to what’s called the Pastoral Epistles, and the majority of scholars have concluded Paul didn’t actually write it — we call
Service on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100064617886792/videos/27391871200483206 Our reading this morning moves from Esther’s accusation of Haman in chapter 7 to the institution of Purim in chapter 9. Clean. Tidy. A villain exposed, a feast declared, joy commanded
Before we get to chapter four, we need a running start, because Esther doesn’t open quietly. There’s a king named Xerxes who throws himself a six-month party — drinking, mostly, capped by a week-long display
We've spent a few weeks now in Ruth's house — in Naomi's grief, in Bethlehem's barley fields, on that threshing floor at midnight that made some of you blush a little. And now we land
reshing floor at night — alone. Find the man after he's eaten and drunk and lying down. Uncover his feet. Lie down. And wait. If someone gave you these instructions today, you'd have questions. This
It is important as we continue to consider the life, the story of Naomi and Ruth that we recognize their vulnerability and the precariousness of their situation. A woman's value was connected to her husband
Service on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100064617886792/videos/816790054628725 and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6veE9rP5LU&t=3316s We are just starting in Ruth. The Narrative Lectionary is the order of scripture that begins with creation in the fall, a gospel in the winter, and in the summer
