Tuesday, February 23 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread When I say this verse, the first thought that comes to me is the last day of my husband’s life, June 22, 2014. Carroll had been in the hospital for…
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Lenten Devotion–Mon, Feb. 22, 2016–by Janet Sanders
Monday, February 22 Give us this day our daily bread… When Jesus spoke these words the tendency is to think of food to nourish the body. If we look deeper the prayer also asks God to give us wisdom to…
Here and Hallowed, Feb. 14, 2016, a sermon by Debbie Clark
“Here and Hallowed” Psalm 139:1-18; Luke 11:1-4 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark February 14, 2016 More than two decades ago, back when I was a member of the Just Peace Players, the liturgical drama group wrote and performed a play…
Lenten Devotion–Sun, Feb. 21, 2016–by Debbie Clark
Sunday, February 21 “Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” This year, the Wednesday and Thursday Bible Study groups have been focusing on the gospel according to Matthew. Because Matthew, like many Jews…
Lenten Devotion–Sat, Feb. 20, 2016–by Rick Seaholm
Saturday, February 20 “Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” When I was fresh out of grad school, I gave a sermon on Jesus’ second coming. I felt, at the time, that there…
Lenten Devotion–Friday, Feb. 19, 2016–Debbie Clark
Friday February 19 A few years, I heard about a fascinating conversation at a program at Andover Newton Theological School. The speaker was Brian McLaran, a leader in what is often called the “Emerging Church,” a movement of folks seeking…
Lenten Devotion–Thurs, Feb. 18, 2016–by Willie Sordillo
Thursday, February 18 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done….. Pete Seeger’s wife, Toshi, is known to have said that she would have preferred that her husband had an affair with another woman than to be in love with the…
Lenten Devotion–Wed., Feb. 17 by Janet Sanders
Wednesday, February 17 “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…” Each Christmas, one of my closest childhood friends donates a poinsettia in my name to Edwards Church to decorate our sanctuary. In the…
Lenten Devotion–Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016–by Nena Radtke
Tuesday, February 16 “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…” The Lord’s Prayer is considered by many scholars to be a poem in the ancient Jewish liturgical tradition. Its language is at once…
Lenten Devotional–Mon, Feb. 15, 2016–by Fran Bogle
Monday, February 15 “Do you know what I mean…thy kingdom come, thy will be done?” Grandma was sincere. She wanted to know that I knew what Jesus meant and I didn’t! What was a kingdom? We had a president and…