The Climate Action Group — with the approval of the congregation — recently sent this letter to Gov. Newsom asking him to ban fracking. While we wrote on behalf of our congregation, please feel free to send our governor your own individual letter! Governor Gavin Newsom 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear…
I Thessalonians 5:1-11 “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters and siblings, you do not need to have anything written to you.” (I Thess. 5:1) What is the time we are in right now? What is our season? The answer is not winter. Even though it really feels like winter. And yes,…
Hebrews 11-12:1 (excerpts) Every Thursday, I go for a walk with my neighbor. On one of our recent walks, she was telling me how her father, in his retirement, had written family histories for both her parents’ lineages — so, his father’s and mother’s families — and also his wife’s parents’ families. In essence, he…
This is the last sermon in a Back to the Basics series on “Who’s Got a Place at the Welcome Table?” Isaiah 2:2-4; 25:6-8 Jonathan Hershberger’s story: Every morning, during third period at Central Christian High School in Northeast Ohio, we convened for chapel. One Spring morning, a visiting pastor spoke of secret sins –…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk and Pat Plude Luke 14:15-24 I want to bring your attention to our prayer of confession, written for this series. Especially the second and third lines: We offer what we can at our welcome table. We become guests at the welcome table of others. So far in the series we’ve been…
This is the second sermon in our “Back to the Basics” series on “Who’s Got a Place at the Welcome Table?” Psalm 62: 5-12 Ben Bolaños’ story: Fremont, Ohio. 1985-86. There are moments in your life where time slows down. A snapshot of an event imprinted in successive images. Do you know what I…
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