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Heaven on Earth

It was not heaven, but it felt pretty close to me. I fell asleep in one room (Operating Room) and woke up in different place (Recovery Room). I woke up pain free … I experienced a sense of excitement as I tried to process what was going on around me … and I felt like…

Songs for the Journey

New Day Sermon Pentecost 5 Today’s sermon is a special one where we meet two wandering minstrels telling healing stories through song and getting the congregation to sing along!

Sunday Worship Preview – Pentecost 5

But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” (Mk. 5:36) A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman…

Christ’s Healing Makes Us Whole

Traditional Sermon Epiphany 5 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). Today’s gospel passage brings back some memories from an encounter I had many years ago with some friends at church. The discussion we had not only raised some humorous questions, but also…

Epiphany 5 Preview

And Simon and his companions hunted for him [Jesus]. When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.” -Mark 1:36-38 Jesus’ ministry is…

Time after Epiphany

With the trimmings and trappings of Christmas behind us, this time of year can often be a bit of a letdown. It almost seems like we spend so much time preparing for Jesus’ arrival into our lives again that when he finally gets here we are caught off guard by what we’re being asked to…

Dark Nights in a Season of Light

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL week of AdVENT 2 Most of us try to avoid death at every turn. We don’t talk about it … when we are in the presence of the dead we often keep our distance … at times we even act as if we will never die, even though we know better. During the…

Giving Thanks

Pentecost 21 Traditional Sermon St. Peter’s is raising money for world hunger. As a part of the campaign your leaders hold a 40 pound jug of water through the announcements. It’s a visual sign of the water that a woman or child has to carry each day to get clean water and walk it back…

Are you holey, holy or wholly?

Pentecost 21 New Day Sermon

Bent Over

New Day Sermon pentecost 14 Do you feel “bent over” with cares and burdens in life? Jesus healing of a woman crippled (bent over) for eighteen years offers hope and perspective.