May 25, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
I suspect that if St. Paul landed almost anywhere in America today he might say the very same thing he said to the Athenians: “I see how extremely religious you are in every way.” Or, as Eugene Peterson writes it in his paraphrase “The Message,” “It is plain to see that you Athenians take your religion seriously.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »May 23, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Posted in Worship Bulletins | No Comments »May 18, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
I think many folks, church-going folks – Christians – have a problem with Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »May 12, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
In John Updike’s novels about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, Harry, as his last name suggests, is an angst-filled man trying to escape and find meaning in life. In one scene Harry is running through a thunderstorm and he runs to the local church – he finds the doors locked and the lights out. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »May 4, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Whenever I read scriptural text, my spirit grabs onto a few phrases. I can’t do what Tom Zych or Elizabeth Shaw are able to do. I can’t tell you the intricate narrative threads of the Bible. I don’t know who begat whom or when Paul traveled to Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »April 27, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
At exactly 4:18 last Monday morning (according to the digital clock by the bed), I awoke in a cold sweat feeling very anxious. I couldn’t sleep because:
In short, at 4:18 last Monday morning, as Deanne slept peacefully and Leo the dog snored away in his bed, the end of the world as I know it was happening!
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »April 27, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Here’s a little teaser for tonight’s “Without A Song” concert by Willie-Mae Wright: grandson Caleb Wright joining the Chancel Choir in the Hallelujah from Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass.
April 21, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Posted in Worship Bulletins | No Comments »April 20, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
I don’t want to put anyone on the spot, but is this the first Easter service for anyone? Is anyone hearing the Easter story for the first time? If so, welcome. I am especially glad that you are here. I hope your curiosity is tapped and your spirit strengthened. In fact, that is my hope for all of you today if this is your first or 100th Easter Sunday: that you experience Easter again, for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »April 13, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
I think of myself as someone who reads people pretty well. It’s always a good lesson though to be off the mark some times. I was returning home the other evening from Connecticut on a very full flight. I sat down next to a tall, lanky, dark brown-skinned young Read the rest of this entry »
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