“Generating God’s Covenant”
Scripture: Genesis 39:1-6 & Matthew 5:10-12 This weekend, several members of Newman Church traveled to Worcester, Massachusetts for the annual meeting of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ. George Peters, Jan Peters, and Caroline Pippert are still there this morning, worshiping with the Senator from Georgia, the Rev. Dr. Rafael…
“You Will Be a Blessing”
Scripture: Genesis 12:1–9 Friends, we are a people of words — sometimes what we are reading matches the world around us, and sometimes the books, and articles, and scripture transport us to another time and another place. There is a book that I’ve been reading this past week that feels very connected to our times…
“You Are My Beloved”
Scripture: Genesis 6:5-9, 17-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-11 Friends it is so good to be together . . . and so good to be back together in this new year of the church year — Newman Church is a wonderful place to journey together in faith — we’ll be learning together, forming spiritual friendships, developing new faith…
“The Cost and Joy of Discipleship”
Scripture: Luke 14: 25–33 The spirit is activated when your whole soul is directed into a group effort. Working on a campaign and other idealistic efforts can have this magic. Playing in a band or singing in a choir have it too. Starting a business with partners, or group fundraising for an important cause. Living…
“Christ The Starling”
Scripture: Romans: 12:1–8 & Matthew 16:13–20 There’s that old adage: “If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.” There must be a different version of it for starling birds: “If you want to go nowhere, go with everyone.” Have you ever seen a giant clouds of…
“Joseph and His Brothers”
Scripture: Genesis 45:1–15 Joseph comes to us this morning across the millennia and from behind the fog of myth and history. He’s just a child when this story begins — favored, proud, intelligent, confident, and immature. In our reading today he’s an adult — seasoned, humble, forgiving, and in a position to lead others toward…
“The Examen Prayer”
Scripture: Matthew 14:22–33 Oh God, may the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable to you, our rock, our tower, and our redeemer. Amen. I had a dream earlier this week. And in the dream I was attending a big community dinner at a large function hall. And…
“Drawn Into Love”
Scripture: Ephesians 4 & Micah 6:6-8 Loving and buoyant God, come float down the river of creation with us this morning as we take stock of our lives in the light that you have given to us — help us to be your body, receptive to your call, restored by your grace, and sharing the…
“Interpreting Our Times”
Scripture: Psalm 19:1–7; Luke 12:54–58 God with us, we pray today for a world with clouded vision — we have known the struggle to see, struggle to breathe, struggle to know when you are near — help us to take hope and courage from the roots of sacred wisdom, and enable us to find comfort…
“In a Time of Heat”
Scripture: Job 6:1-4; 11;21 Can we pray together — God among us, we pray today for Job. We pray for everyone who is entangled in the snarled cords and cables of this world — we have known that feeling of being stuck, and maybe we also know the feeling of being disentangled — so we…
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