FIRST UNITED CHURCH of CHRIST

Happy New Year!  It’s the first day of the new church year, and as we begin Advent we can’t help noticing that the mood of the church season is different from the mood of the commerce around us.  Which brings us to clay …

Clay

Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7 

Christmas is glitter, evergreens, poinsettias, wrapping [...]

This is the last Sunday of the church year, and is traditionally known as “Reign of Christ” or “Christ the King” Sunday.  What might that mean for us in a post-king-kind-of-world? …

Loving the King

Psalm 100 November 23, 2008; Matthew 25:31-46

This is a confusing time of year for those of us who live [...]

The parable of the Talents is one of those familiar Bible stories that can easily become a cliche.  Today I took a different look at the story — one that is very contemporary.

Psalm 123; Matthew 25:14-30 

Extraordinary Opportunity

Let me ease your mind: this is not another stewardship sermon. I think it is very [...]

Sometimes the Biblical texts assigned for a particular day seem to go together easily, sometimes they don’t.  Our seminary intern,Val Veo, was faced with verses from the Older Testament book of Joshua and the Newer Testament parable of the Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids.  Read how she wove these together …

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Matthew 25:1-13

This [...]

It is easy to be critical of people who say one thing and do another, but I think that sometimes hypocrisy might be a good thing — read why …

Hypocrisy Revisited

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Matthew 23:1-12

There is no criticism of Christianity that is harder to refute than the accusation that we are hypocrites. [...]