2 Samuel 7:1-17 However it is that you found your way to church today, I’m glad you did. There’s no question; there are some surprising blessings that come from having church like this. People who are not able to come to Twelfth and Twelfth on a Sunday morning can now...

1 Samuel 1:9-11 &19-20, 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Today our story begins with a woman named Peninnah who’s married to a man named Elkanah, and they have children together. But Elkanah is also married to Hannah, and what the Bible wants us to know is that Hannah cannot have...

Exodus 12:1-13 and Exodus 13:1-8 Today we hear how the story begins when the LORD our God delivers the whole congregation of Israel out of slavery, and here’s what I’m wondering. It’s not in the Bible, but do you suppose there was one person who — didn’t want to go…...

Genesis 15:1-6 When the Council called an emergency meeting after church on March Fifteenth, I thought we would be navigating a crisis that would last a few weeks. Do you remember the early days of the pandemic? Way back in March, the commercially made masks were...

Genesis 2:4-7 and Genesis 3:1-8 In the beginning, God breathed into the dust and created humankind out of the dirt. That’s people for you — made from dust with the breath of the Spirit, made out of the stench of all things human and the Hallelujah of all things holy…...

Psalm 103 Last November, the people of Church of Peace identified five priorities that express the heart of our church’s mission. Well, we voted on the five and named Twenty Twenty the Year of Caring and Service, but the runners up matter too. For the past few weeks,...

You might remember. Last November, the people of Church of Peace named five priorities that are central to our church’s mission and identity. We voted on the five and named Twenty Twenty the Year of Caring and Service, but the four runners up matter too. In these...

Mark 3:19b-35 Hear the good news in these words Jesus spoke to the crowd: “Here are my mother and brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” And you know— Jesus is talking about us. It’s like he’s telling the whole world: “Yeah don’t...

Matthew 25:37-40 and Leviticus 19:33-34 So far this summer, nearly every Sunday has featured a different need mentioned in Matthew Twenty-Five. When, O LORD, did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or naked? When were you sick and we took care of you, or in prison and we...

Matthew 25:37-40 and Acts 12:1-12 Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, I’m pretty sure. There’s something in your imagination and in mine that allows us to be wholly captivated by a compelling story. Stories just have that power. As human beings, we...