by Kent French, November 25, 2025
Advent 2025: What do we fear? Insisting on Hope this Advent We begin the Christian liturgical year once again this Sunday. This Advent, we will ask the question: What do we fear? and reflect on what it means to insist on Hope in this moment in history. From A Sanctified Art: Throughout the stories of Christ’s birth, the whispers of angels deliver a surprising message: “Do not fear.” In our own time, we might ask: is it even possible to be fearless in a fearful world? When Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the magi are each called into God’s redemptive… Read More
by Anna Jeide-Detweiler, November 18, 2025
This autumn, we are reflecting in worship on the same stories the youngest among us are discussing in Church School, going through the Bible from the beginning. For the next few weeks, we’ll move through the Old Testament and hear stories about, “Promises of Hope.” Our Worship Series, Living the Word, reminds us that, “as the Israelites turn away from God and forget their calling to serve as a blessing to all nations, the prophets call them back to relationship with their creator. The prophets offer promises of hope to a people lost and dejected, reminding them that God will… Read More
by Kent M French, November 13, 2025
This autumn, we are reflecting in worship on the same stories the youngest among us are discussing in Church School, going through the Bible from the beginning. For the next few weeks, we’ll move through the Old Testament and hear stories about, “Promises of Hope.” Our Worship Series, Living the Word, reminds us that, “as the Israelites turn away from God and forget their calling to serve as a blessing to all nations, the prophets call them back to relationship with their creator. The prophets offer promises of hope to a people lost and dejected, reminding them that God will never… Read More
by Amy Norton-Benfield, November 07, 2025
This autumn, we are reflecting in worship on the same stories the youngest among us are discussing in Church School, going through the Bible from the beginning. For the next few weeks, we’ll move through the Old Testament and hear stories about, “Promises of Hope.” Our Worship Series, Living the Word, reminds us that, “as the Israelites turn away from God and forget their calling to serve as a blessing to all nations, the prophets call them back to relationship with their creator. The prophets offer promises of hope to a people lost and dejected, reminding them that God will never… Read More
