Readings: Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the…
Easter Proclamations
Happy Easter everyone! Last Easter that greeting meant something quite different than what it means this year. I think that is an important observation to make. It is not that last Easter was somehow less Eastery or that this Easter is more. It means that Easter always needs to be discovered fresh. It means that…
March 11 — Religious Maturing
I. The Creed as rule Some of you, no doubt, did not really need to look at the words in order to read along with us as we recited the apostles creed. You grew up reading it. For those of us who grew up in the UCC, different story. I want to take a quick…
Hubert Wetemwami's Story
Our story GOD REMAINS FAITHFUL TO US My name is Simwerayi Hubert Wetemwami and this is my wife Batyo Helene Simwerayi. We are originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. We come from the East of Congo in a city called Goma. We have been married for 27 years we have five sons , two…
Kings' Lies
And when we arrived in the region of Jerusalem, in the month of flowers, our good emissary led and brought us inside Jerusalem. . . And when we heard from them what they said, again we rejoiced greatly. And while we were exulting, we saw our leader and our guide; again we abounded in joy…