by Joyce Lehman | May 19, 2020 | Easter 2020, Towards Sunday
Ascension Day was on Thursday. Traditionally it comes 40 days after Easter. It is a day on the church calendar that keeps tracking the major events of Jesus. Next Sunday is another one, Pentecost Sunday. For our Zoom gathering on Sunday...
by Joyce Lehman | May 12, 2020 | Easter 2020, Towards Sunday
by Dustin Dawe Acts 17:22-31 The Message (MSG)22-23 So Paul took his stand in the open space at the Areopagus and laid it out for them. “It is plain to seethat you Athenians take your religion seriously. When I arrived here the other day, I was fascinated withall the...
by Connie Detwiler | May 5, 2020 | Easter 2020, Towards Sunday
MOTHERS DAY FROM THIS WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE As a daughter, I liked having a day to honor my mother. As a mom, I like having a day where my kids and husband honor me. Many feel that way and find Mothers Day delightful. Mothering is not for the faint of heart...
by Joyce Lehman | Apr 27, 2020 | Easter 2020, Towards Sunday
by Dustin Dawe So then what…? Let not your hearts be troubled. Acts 7:55-60 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 55 But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 “Look,” he...
by Joyce Lehman | Apr 21, 2020 | Easter 2020, Towards Sunday
Easter was two Sundays ago. We now find ourselves in the season of Easter where our scripture lessons unfold the events that happened afterwards. In the lesson from Luke’s gospel (below) Jesus makes an everyday style appearance with two people. ...
by Joyce Lehman | Apr 15, 2020 | Easter 2020, Towards Sunday
Easter was last Sunday. We celebrated the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Now we are moving into the season of Easter where the scripture lessons begin to unfold the events that happened afterwards. In the lesson from John’s gospel Jesus...