The Gift of Disillusionment

Scripture: Isaiah 40 and Matthew 5:1-10 Many of you know Janet Legro, a former active member of this congregation, and now pastor of Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ in Dyke.  Janet and I and Tina Cox, a Presbyterian pastor serving a church in Gordonsville, get together for a morning cup of coffee on a … Read more

Fair Distribution

Scriptures: Psalm 85: 8-13, Jeremiah 6:13-14, Luke 1:46-55 I have a different kind of message this morning, and some of it may not sound very spiritual.  When I say different I mean different from my approach of the last two Sundays.  As most of you know by now, our theme for Advent is “things that … Read more

Sabbath

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 When I tried, some weeks ago, to imagine what I might want to talk about on this Sunday nearest to Christmas, the word Sabbath came to my mind.  Not an obvious thing to be thinking about in connection with Christmas maybe, not an obvious title for a Christmas sermon: Sabbath.  But at … Read more