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The New Testament tells us a lot about Jesus — but even so, we really only get the highlights. In this sermon for March 30, 2008, I reflect about what makes a story worthy of being a “highlight.” Book of Life 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31; 21:25 Last Tuesday evening, Jean, her mom, and [...] This is from a column I wrote originally for the Northfield News: After any big holiday or holy day, there is always a kind of lull in the activity of congregations. Some of that is simple fatigue, I think – people are worn out from the preparations and celebrations that go with these special days. [...] Most of the angels in the Bible greet humans by saying “Be Not Afraid.” These are hard words to hear — especially in our world where there seem to be new things to be afraid of nearly every day. Easter has something to teach us about living without being controlled by our fears. That’s [...] Someone who read my description of our service last Sunday was uneasy with the idea of “blessing toothbrushes.” She couldn’t tell for sure whether we were serious or not about praying over the toothbrushes that our volunteers will be taking with them on a mission trip to Nicaragua. We were serious – for at least [...] We now have 40+ photos in the First UCC sesquicentennial photo album. The celebration was held back in 2006. See the album or this slideshow: See the album of 25 Cropwalk 2007 photos or this slideshow: Locally Grown also has photos of the event. See their Oct. 1 Cropwalk photos blog post. Here’s The Chronicle for March, 2008 (PDF). Click here to get the calendar. In some churches you can count on the service going “by the book” – literally. The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, the Roman Catholic Missal, and the Lutheran Book of Worship all contain the prayers, responses, and readings that make up a Sunday morning worship service – every Sunday. Our church comes from a [...] I just sent off packages to my two grown daughters, each with a small silly gift from the Palm Sunday Duck. The PSD is not as well known as her friend the Easter Bunny, but she does get to come a week earlier.The tradition began with a joke between my mother and me when [...] Who are Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego? And what are they doing in Northfield?The answers will be revealed Sunday morning at First UCC, when energetic young singers and actors lead the service with their presentation of “It’s Cool in the Furnace.” The narrative comes from the third chapter of the Book of Daniel, but reading the [...] Here is the sermon preached by our seminarian, Damen Heitman, on Mar. 9, 2008. John 11:1-45 Officially, this Sunday is known as the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Not a very exciting or exhilarating moniker. We are still a week away from Palm Sunday and two weeks away from Easter Sunday. See those title are intriguing, I [...] I used to think that if I said a thing one time,that was enough. But our faith stories have to be told over and over again. That’s the theme of this sermon from March 2, 2008. Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Sticking with Your Story This is a long story. In fact, all of the stories [...] Here are the sermons from 2007 and early 2008. We’re now posting sermons to the blog rather than archiving them on a page. |
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