We gather this Sunday for the last Sunday during the season of Pentecost. This long season comes to an end, and we reflect on "end-things" in our belief that Christ will come again. We mark the end of the church year, and begin the season of Advent in just a few days - the season of active waiting. As we end this year and anticipate next year, we read from the prophet Jeremiah and hear the prophet's words about the changing of our world, brought about by the saving action of

As we gather in mid-November, we should be mindful that we are quickly coming to the end of the present church year, which comes to an end on November 23, 2025 (two weeks!). As the church year comes to its end, our Scripture lessons begin to reflect on what the end of our waiting for Christ's return might mean for our lives. With that in mind, we read and reflect on a bit of Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians, where we discover a vivid description of the struggles of t

We will not gather this week for our Scripture Reflection series due to our other Adult Education Series gathering, but this Scripture for the week is the Gospel reading of the Twenty-six Sunday after Pentecost, which may be found and read by following this link: HERE . Jesus meets the repentant tax collector, Zacchaeus, who has been searching for Jesus among the large crowd. Zacchaeus has spent much of his "comfortable" life living by the riches that come with the brutal job

As we gather on this Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Jesus continues to teach about striving to live a life rooted in humility and gratitude. The story we hear this week is the popular parable story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. The story is a parable because the plot twists from the expected righteousness of the Pharisee and the brutality of the Tax Collector to very unexpected sources of pride and humility. Jesus is teaching his followers to not be so quick to ju

As we gather on this Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, we hear Jesus tell his followers of a parable story of a widow, persistent in obtaining her purpose for justice. Similarly, Jesus tells that we must be persistent in our desire to pray to God in order to deepen our relationship with God and strive to obtain the love and justice God intends for us. Prayer can be an often misunderstood and challenging part of our spiritual lives and our connection to God, with so many expe

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As we gather on this Third Sunday of Easter, we hear the concluding verses of the Gospel according to John, which tells of Christ's third...

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As we gather for the Second Sunday in Lent, we hear Jesus' lament of how his ministry has been received by the people of Jerusalem and...

As we gather for the Third Sunday in Lent, we hear an exchange of questions and teachings by Jesus regarding the important topics of...

As we gather for the First Sunday in Lent, we will follow Jesus out into the desert and listen as he is tested by the devil. Lent is a...

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As we gather for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, we will hear Jesus speaking to his disciples about living with the blessings of...

As we gather for the First Sunday after the Epiphany, we will explore and reflect on the story of Jesus' baptism in the River Jordan. The...

As we gather for the Third Sunday of Advent, we reflect on the hope-filled words of the prophet Isaiah. The prophet speaks to God's...

As we gather for the Second Sunday of Advent, we will hear from the father of John the Baptist, Zechariah the temple priest. Zechariah...