Introduction Greetings friends, and welcome to snowstorm worship! I invite you to take some time on this snowy day to read these scriptures, reflect on their meaning, and pause for prayer. Today is the last Sunday in the season…
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Walking Wild–February 8, 2015
Walking Wild Isaiah 40:21-31; Mark 1:29-39 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark February 8, 2015 Her life was falling apart. A few years before, at the tender age of 22, Cheryl had watched her mother suffer and die from cancer. She…
“Hungry Wolves”–February 1, 2015
“Hungry Wolves” 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark February 1, 2015 For the next few Sundays, our gospel readings are stories of healing from Mark’s account of Jesus’ life. True to Mark’s style, the stories are…
A Question to Live– January 11, 2015
“A Question to Live” Genesis 1:1-5, Mark 1:4-11 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark January 5, 2015 I found it on Facebook. Or perhaps, more accurately, it found me. In fact, it poked and prodded me, appearing and reappearing in my…
“Do Not Fear”–December 21, 2014
“Do Not Fear” Isaiah 35; Luke 1:26-38 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark December 21, 2014 “Do not fear! Be strong!” The prophet Isaiah challenges a people whose hearts are fearful, so fearful their hands become weak and their knees feeble.…
“Our Grassy, Flowery Lives”–December 7, 2014
“Our Grassy, Flowery Lives” Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark December 7, 2014 “It’ll get better,” I assure them. “I promise.” I’m not sure they believe me. When the Wednesday night and Thursday morning Bible Study classes…
A Body in Mission–Oct. 26, 2014
“A Body in Mission” I Corinthians 12:12-31 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark October 26, 2014 “For just as the body is one and has many members and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so…
On Orchids and Insects–Oct. 19, 2014
“On Orchids and Insects” 2 Corinthians 5:16-19; John 9:1-11 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark October 19, 2014 The World Cup Semi-finals game was set to start in a few hours. For the first time in anyone’s memory, Costa Rica…
A Head Like a Bowling Ball–Oct. 12, 2014
“A Head Like a Bowling Ball” Psalm 139:1-18; John 1:1-5, 14-16 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark October 12, 2014 It starts with a simple primordial cell, whose only purpose in life is to absorb nutrients from the sea around…
“On Hate and Hope”–Sept. 21, 2014
“On Hate and Hope” Romans 12:9-18; Mark 6:17-29 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark Sept. 21, 2014 James Foley grew up in New Hampshire. After college, he taught at a Phoenix, Arizona elementary school with Teach for America. As a…