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I had the honor of offering the opening prayer for the Minnesota House of Representatives at their session on Monday afternoon. I have done this several times in the past (also for the State Senate) and think of it as my yearly civics lesson. This time, I took my inspiration from the prayer that Bishop Eugene Robinson offered at the beginning of the concert at the Lincoln Memorial on the Sunday before the inauguration.
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Follow Me Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Mark 1:14-20 I have always been glad that the story of the calling of the first disciples is not the only story of calling in the Bible. The long process of recovery from Hurricane Katrina continues, and in places like the New Orleans neighborhood of Little Woods, much more help is needed. This spring, Church World Service and its members will host a four-week ecumenical work project in New Orleans. In partnership with the Crescent Area Recovery Effort, we hope to [...] Every week we are welcomed to worship by a member of the congregation. Here’s today’s welcome from Tracy Fossum. A couple of weeks ago,my friend’s 8-year-old daughter asked her, “What do they believe at Tracy’s church?” So my friend posed the question to me. I paused, panicked, and then sputtered something about social [...]
Can Anything Good …? Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18 John 1:43-51 Nathanael was skeptical, at best. His friend Philip had made an extravagant claim: “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” [John 1:45] What surprises us is the source of his skepticism: Nathanael didn’t question the claim about Moses and the prophets; his question was “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” [John 1:46]
The Words of God Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11 Mark doesn’t waste any time. The second gospel has no scenes in Bethlehem – no manger, no shepherds, no angels, no magi. The story does not wade in the water; it plunges right in and goes deep.
The passage we chose this year was Isaiah 60:1-6, which begins “Arise, shine; for your light has come, Please click on the January 2009 Chronicle for church news and interesting events happening at First UCC this month! |
Rev. Cindy Mueller and Rev. Dr. Bob Griggs
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Nathanael had an unusual response to learning about Jesus: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” This week, I reflect about the ways in which we ask that same question in modern form …
