Study guide for “The story behind the story”
The Bible expresses God’s truth, right? But does that mean that everything in the Bible is historically and scientifically accurate? Well, some things are and some things maybe not. How…
The Bible expresses God’s truth, right? But does that mean that everything in the Bible is historically and scientifically accurate? Well, some things are and some things maybe not. How…
Lectionary for April 30, 2023 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Too often much of Christianity is about gatekeeping. Do you think the…
Eric Krewson started his band the Chairman Dances just after completing a musicology program in 2010. Around the same time, he was experiencing what he calls a spiritual reawakening, and…
Editor’s note: This modified excerpt from Heidi Barr’s Collisions of Earth and Sky: Connecting With Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation (Broadleaf Books, 2023) is reprinted with permission. There is…
Lectionary for April 23, 2023 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Matthew is my favorite Gospel, as longtime readers know. And…
Today we are sharing five prompts to help inspire your personal spiritual time. Take a moment to reflect on the following and journal your thoughts. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And…
Lectionary for April 16, 2023 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 I’m not the most dogmatic pastor. I love listening to folks…
Mary Button serves a three-point call as pastor of Lutheran Witness Along the Delaware, a shared ministry between the congregations of St. Peter Lutheran in Port Jervis, N.Y.; St. Luke…
Lectionary for April 9, 2023 Easter Sunday Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10 Have you ever planned something out to the very last detail and then the…
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, we would like to feature a few of the women in our church to remind everyone that there are universal and…
Lectionary for April 2, 2023 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 Some of the very best of the good news that…
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, we would like to feature a few of the women in our church to remind everyone that there are universal and…
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