Worship July 17 -Intentional Attention

Worship July 17 -Intentional Attention

Honoring the other by listening Perhaps the church, at its best, is “all ears.” God urges the faithful, again and again, to “listen up!”—to heed the word that gives life. So it was with Abraham and Sarah, Mary and Martha, and the early church at Colossae. So it is...
Worship July 10 – Who is my neighbor?

Worship July 10 – Who is my neighbor?

Leaning in to show loving care To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind is to reflect God’s mercy in responding to one’s neighbor. That mercy found its most profound expression in the “gospel that has come to you”—namely the life, death,...
Worship July 3 – Sent by Christ to Confront Evils

Worship July 3 – Sent by Christ to Confront Evils

I Want to Be in That Number God is the source of our nourishment. Jesus’ invitation to “take and eat . . . take and drink” is a repeated one. In holy communion, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of God has come near....