Sermons

Archived Sermons from Westminster Presbyterian Clergy.

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COMING TO TERMS WITH THIRST: THE BIBLE’S TWO ESSENTIAL MESSAGES March 7, 2010 Rev Scott Dalgarno

COMING TO TERMS WITH THIRST: THE BIBLE’S TWO ESSENTIAL MESSAGES
a sermon delivered on March 7, 2010 by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno
Based on Isaiah 55:1-9 & Psalm 63:1-8
...

Hard to Hear: Fox, Hen and Worm March 2, 2010 Rev Scott Dalgarno

Hard to Hear: Fox, Hen and Worm

The Rev. Laurie Vischer

Luke 13:31-35

2nd Sunday in Lent               
Feb....

A Home Within the Wilderness February 21, 2010 Rev Scott Dalgarno

“A Home Within The Wilderness”
A sermon for the 1st Sunday in Lent, Feb 21, ’10, by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno
Based on Matthew 4:1-11      ...

“WHO IS WILLING TO DESTROY A PIECE OF HIS OWN HEART?” January 31, 2010 Rev Scott Dalgarno

“WHO IS WILLING TO DESTROY A PIECE OF HIS OWN HEART?”
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on January 31, 2010,
based on Luke 4:21-30.


A year ago I...

When We Run Short January 17, 2010 Rev Scott Dalgarno

WHEN WE RUN SHORT
A sermon preached on January 17, 2010 by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno Based on John 2:1-11

Imagine the wedding party.  The wine is going down quickly.  It's...

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Beloved January 10, 2010 Rev David Hutchinson



    I begin this morning with a scene from a novel - -
        - - in which Sethe and Paul D - meet a woman on a road.
 ...

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Children of God January 3, 2010 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Through all of my childhood, my family of origin moved every two or three years.   So, in many ways, my  only consistent “home” was Grandpa and Grandma Campbell’s...

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No Room in the Christmas Inn December 24, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

NO ROOM IN THE CHRISTMAS INN     

A meditation delivered on Dec. 24, 2009 at Westminster Presbyterian, Portland

by Rev. Scott Dalgarno.  Based on...

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Roses in the Snow December 20, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Roses in the Snow

The Rev. Laurie Vischer
December 20, 2009, the Fourth Sunday of Advent       
       
In...

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2009 November 29, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

“2009”
                            1 Thess. 3:11-13; Luke 21:25-36
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The Dirty Little Secret Only Women Know November 15, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET ONLY WOMEN KNOW
A sermon preached on Nov. 15, 2009 by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno
Based on Mark 12:38-44
   
It was 1937. John Keith was about...

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The Closest Thing to Home November 8, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE CLOSEST THING TO HOME
 A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno, Nov. 8, 2009
based on Ruth 3: 1-5, 4:13-17

The story of Ruth is a story about non-traditional...

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When We Fear to Hope Too Much November 1, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

WHEN WE FEAR TO HOPE TOO MUCH
A sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on Nov. 1, 2009   
Based on John 11: 32-44, and Ezekiel 37:1-14     ...

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“What Do You Want From Me?" October 25, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Mark 10:36-43
“What Do You Want From Me?"

Lord Jesus Christ, your light shines in within us; let not our doubts nor our darkness speak to us;
Lord Jesus Christ, your...

Pious Agnostic October 18, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

Years ago I was having a quiet breakfast in Geppeto's Restaurant in Ashland.  I remember a man coming in, dressed in a dark suit -- kind of formal for Southern Oregon.  He ordered a...

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Getting a Life October 11, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

GETTING A LIFE
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on October 11, 2009
Based on Mark 10:17-31 and I Timothy 6:17-19.
   
"What must I do to inherit...

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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy October 4, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
Psalm 26:1-3; Hebrews 4:16
Rev. David Hutchinson
Sunday, October 4, 2009

In the Oregonian on Tuesday, commentator Ken Goe wrote the...

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The Story of Esther September 27, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE STORY OF ESTHER   
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on September 27, 2009
based on Esther 4: 9-17

Let me tell you a story.  Once upon a...

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A Truly Welcoming Congregation... September 20, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

“A Truly Welcoming Congregation . . . “
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on September 20, 2009
based on Mark 9:30-37


Jesus seems to have had a...

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JESUS IS NOT YOUR THERAPIST September 13, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

JESUS IS NOT YOUR THERAPIST
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on September 13, 2009
Based on Mark 8:[22-26] 27- 38          
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Opening September 6, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

"Opening"

The  comic strip “Momma” by Mell Lazarus, shows Momma’s youngest son, Francis, dropping by her house and saying, “Momma, I’m bringing my new...

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The Light's Better Here August 30, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE LIGHT’S BETTER HERE
A sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on August 30, 2009
Based on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

I want to begin by talking about scapegoats...

Dwelling August 23, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

“Dwelling”

1 Kings 8:27-30, 41-43; John 6:66-69
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Sitting at the Feet of Your Own Life August 16, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

SITTING AT THE FEET OF YOUR OWN LIFE
A sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on August 16, 2009
Based on I Kings 3:3-14

The subject today is wisdom.  Do you have...

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Bread and ... August 9, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

    How do every day things take on holy significance?
    Or to put it another way…what makes something ordinary - into something special?

 ...

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Looking Life in the Eye August 2, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

“LOOKING LIFE IN THE EYE” 
a sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on August 2, 2009
based on 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a

Now, David “was ruddy with...

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"Take or Give" July 26, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Laurie: Know the love of Christ and be filled--

People: With all the fullness of God!    I remember when I was younger and I stayed for the first time, (without my parents )...

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Three Thousand Text Messages A Month July 19, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

I want to begin this sermon with a letter of a Sgt. John Ordway, U. S. Army, dated
April the 8th 1804.

Honored Parence.

I am well thank God, and in high Spirits. I am...

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Lord of the Dance July 12, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

                            Lord of the Dance
 ...

"The Supple Sail of Faith" July 5, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE SUPPLE SAIL OF FAITH
A sermon by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno for July 5, 2009
Based on 2 Cor. 12:2-10

When I was about seven my best friend, Bill told me he was fearful he...

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"When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed" June 28, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno  for June 28, 2009
Based upon Mark 5:21-43

In her wonderful book about the writing life...

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Not Bad For A Skinny Guy With Big Ears June 21, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

"Not Bad For A Skinny Guy With Big Ears”
a sermon preached on June 21, 2009,  by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno
based on 1 Sam. 17:1-49 (selections)

Twenty years ago I...

Resting in the Shade June 14, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Here’s a riddle for you.  By the way, apparently, only  17% of Stanford graduates figured out this riddle, but 80% of kindergartners knew the answer.


“What is...

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Empty of Everything and Full of God June 7, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

EMPTY OF EVERYTHING AND FULL OF GOD
A sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on June 7, 2009
Based on Isaiah 6:1-8
 
Just this morning in our 9:15 adult education...

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Finding Ourselves Between Loss and Promise May 24, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

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What a Friend May 17, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

I have recently rediscovered some of my friends from high school because of Facebook.  For those of you who are not on Facebook, it’s a social networking tool that allows you to...

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Our Deepest Longing May 10, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

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Touching Jesus April 26, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

 "There is a truth past knowing; there is a joy past hope. "  A poet expressed this mystery of our faith.  Do we really know the good news of God's love and forgiveness?  Do we...

When Jesus' Wounds Touch Our Own April 19, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

WHEN JESUS’ WOUNDS TOUCH OUR OWN
A sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on April 19, 2009
Based upon John 20:19-31

Friday and Saturday had passed and Sunday had...

What Else Don't We Know for Sure? April 12, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

WHAT ELSE DON’T WE KNOW FOR SURE? 
a sermon for Easter delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on April 12. 2009
based on John 20:1-18

The Sunday we call Easter is...

Beau Geste, Beau Ideal April 12, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL
A sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on April 5, 2009
based on Mark 14:1-9

Alfred Nobel was born in Sweden in 1833.  We think of his name...

Jesus: "A Beautiful Mind" March 22, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

JESUS; “A BEAUTIFUL MIND”
a sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on March 22, 2009
Based on John 3:1-17


I remember hearing of a visit the ultra-liberal...

God: A House with Many Windows March 15, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

GOD: A HOUSE WITH MANY WINDOWS
A sermon delivered by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on March 15, 2009
Based on Psalm 19

“Aren’t all religions the same?” Now, that...

Promises, Promises March 1, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Promises, Promises
Gen. 9:8-17; Mark 1:21-28
Rev. Laurie Vischer
March 1, 2009

A long time ago, I was hoping for a commitment from someone. I was in graduate school and...

The General's New Clothes February 15, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE GENERAL'S NEW CLOTHES
a sermon preached by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno on Feb. 15, 2009
based on 2Kings 5:1-14. Mark 1:40-45


The Hebrew Testament text for this week...

Putting a Life Together with Short Pieces of String February 8, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

PUTTING A LIFE TOGETHER WITH SHORT PIECES OF STRING
A sermon preached by The Rev. Scott Dalgarno on February 8, 2009
Mark 4:1-20, 2 Timothy 4:1-8

I remember almost too well, a...

Stumbling Blocks February 1, 2009 Rev David Hutchinson

It happened in New York’s Lincoln Center, during a violin concerto. And it is retold in a book by Jeff Lucas, called, The Prodigal Friendly Church: Itzhak Perlman, arguably the world’s...

The First Law of Life January 25, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE FIRST LAW OF LIFE
A sermon delivered by The Rev. Scott Dalgarno on Jan. 25, 2009
Based on Jonah 3:1-5,10; Mark 3:19b-22,31-35

"Survival is the second law of life. The...

The Church of the Second Chance January 18, 2009 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE CHURCH OF THE SECOND CHANCE
a sermon preached on Jan. 18, 2009 by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno
based on 1Samuel 3:1-20

I’m 57 years old. As I look back on my life, I see...

The Brightness of Your Rising January 4, 2009 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

The Brightness of Your Rising”
The Rev. Laurie Vischer
Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12
January 4, 2009


One of my favorite print comics is Calvin and Hobbes....

The Face of Jesus December 28, 2008 Rev Scott Dalgarno

THE FACE OF JESUS
A sermon by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno
Dec. 28, 2008
Based on Luke 2:28-40

The most carefree two years of my life were spent in Eugene studying film and...

TERRIBLY VULNERABLE TO JOY December 24, 2008 Rev Scott Dalgarno

“TERRIBLY VULNERABLE TO JOY”
A meditation for Christmas eve based on Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:1-20
by the Rev. Scott Dalgarno

“. . . all the boots of the...

Impossible Surprises December 21, 2008 Rev David Hutchinson


“Impossible Surprises”
Rev. David Hutchinson

Not preached Dec. 21, 2008 at Westminster because of snow:
Nevertheless……

Can you...

Awake November 30, 2008 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

“Awake”
The Rev. Laurie Vischer
The First Sunday of Advent
November 30, 2008

What keeps you awake?

Bills? Worry about your parents? A child? The...

My Westminster October 19, 2008 Rev David Hutchinson

My Westminster

“My Westminster”
Matthew 22:15-22
David Hutchinson
Sunday, October 19, 2008

One of my favorite things about Westminster is...

Mine and Thine November 11, 2007 Rev Laurie M. Vischer

Last month, a dear friend of ours died, after a long and fruitful life. It seemed to us that, more than most people, he embodied Christlike love, and tried his whole life to align his actions with...

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Spirit Led May 20, 2007 Rev David Hutchinson

The decisions we make, over a period of time, when strung together, would begin to tell the story of who we are. Our decisions, when taken together, are the story of our identity, at least in part...

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Private Ryan's Question Rev Scott Dalgarno

I almost always preach the lectionary. I love to see how the text chosen for a specific day matches up with what’s happening in the world. The Hebrew Testament text appointed for today tells...

Crunch Time Rev Scott Dalgarno

This has been nothing short of an historic week. No matter how one voted one cannot help but think that something new has begun and something else, something infinitely bigger than a single...

Unfinished Business Rev Scott Dalgarno

I graduated from seminary in May of 1980. I had no job. So, I went to live with my wife's father in Eugene. I was 29 years old and I had become "The Meathead" from Archie Bunker.

I...

My Westminster Rev David Hutchinson

One of my favorite things about Westminster is looking out at all of you. When it comes to saying where I see God's image, it‘s there. And it truly is one of my favorite things. But today I...

In a Heartbeat Rev David Hutchinson

There is a connection - - between our rules and our relationships.
Maybe you could describe it as a connection between our laws and our lives.
Or maybe it could be described as a...

Not Fair! Rev Laurie M. Vischer

My parents tell a funny story about me at age two. It was about my first good friend, Jennifer. We were playing with imaginary candy. We were imagining the taste, the color, the wealth of it all!...

I thank my God Dr Jim Moiso

Before there were pastors and seminaries and a New Testament, prior to church committees and budgets and buildings, the apostle Paul had birthed a tiny new religious group. Near the northern edge...

Walking Humbly Rev Laurie M. Vischer

The summer seems to be speeding by. Until today, I haven't had a chance to give a full report to you on my experience as an elected commissioner to the 218th General Assembly of the PC(USA) in San...

Of Joseph, Olynpics, and the mystery of God Dr Jim Moiso

Before we hear today’s lectionary reading from Genesis, we need to catch up with what is one of the fabulous and longest stories in all of the Bible. It stretches from chapter 37 to the end...

Impressed? Hardly. Well, Maybe Dr Jim Moiso

Commenting on Senator Obama's speech in Berlin last week, one news person noted that Obama was long on generalities and short on specifics. He chose broad brush stroke images instead of facing...

Stairway to Heaven Rev David Hutchinson

It seems to me - - that Biblical characters encounter God more often than I do.

The Bible is FILLED with stories about people meeting God.
So why not me ? Why not you ?
And -...

Transforming our World into a Better Place for Living Guest Preacher

Dear brothers and sisters, I want to give thanks to God, to my brother Reverend Jim Moiso, to Judy´s family and Westminster Presbyterian congregation for this opportunity of staying here...

Here I am Rev David Hutchinson

Have you ever walked in on a conversation between two other people? Maybe you entered the room - when they were about half way through talking about something - and you were surprised by something...

They Went Dr Jim Moiso

This collection of writings we call "holy" never ceases to amaze me. I am so thankful that we are people of the book, texts to which we bring our best minds and experiences, seeking to be open to...

Home Dr Jim Moiso

Scholars tell us that probably three different prophets' writings make up the book of Isaiah. Our reading comes from "second Isaiah." He worked between the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem...

Possibility Dr Jim Moiso

I am not sure that I have ever heard today's lectionary reading from the Old Testament book of Numbers in worship before. Numbers 11 is a textual doublet of Exodus 15, 16-very similar stories. The...

We Are One Rev David Hutchinson

If I asked you to look around, and then to tell me how many people there are in this sanctuary, what would you say? How many people are there? Anybody? Would anyone answer my question by saying "...

Celebrate Dr Jim Moiso

Perhaps America's most influential naturalist and conservationist, John Muir was born 160 years ago tomorrow. This tenacious Scotsman became "the Father of our National Parks." Tuesday, we mark...

At Home Rev Laurie M. Vischer

When have you felt uprooted? When have you longed for belonging?

I just returned from a sojourn with nineteen other Protestant clergy-women from across the United States. We left behind...

Living Hope and Disappointment Rev David Hutchinson

Do you have a PLACE - where you GO - when you have experienced some kind of - FAILURE - or DISAPPOINTMENT ?

There is a lookout point in Mt. Tabor Park - - where I used to like to sit...

Forbidden Favorites Rev David Hutchinson

There's a radio show on NPR called "What Do you Know", with host Michael Feldman. It's a quiz show on which callers, normally, answer questions about current events, movies, "things you should...

Yet to come Dr Jim Moiso

The lectionary readings from the prophet Isaiah which began in Advent continue through January. Today’s is the second of four what scholars call “suffering servant poems.” They...

Booths and crutches for transforming Dr Jim Moiso

The writer of Matthew uses stories and images from the Hebrew scripture to communicate the good news of Jesus. Listen for them as you hear today's lectionary reading. In Exodus, Moses climbed up...

The state of the union Dr Jim Moiso

Matthew relates that when the baptized-by-John in the wilderness Jesus heard that John had been arrested by Herod, he left town, his tiny town, Nazareth. Just up and moved down to the larger town...

Tempted Dr Jim Moiso

What a week: Super Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, church member Gerrit Vander Mei completes his earthly life, Clinton and Obama and McCain all make it to our northern neighbors, a bi-partisan economic...

A Fork in the Road Rev David Hutchinson

One name for our faith is - the WAY.

Christianity has been called - "the way"

Jesus said, "I am the way - follow me".

Have you ever thought about what that might...

Nor crushing, but lifting Dr Jim Moiso

Who taught you how to spit? Did your dad? Did he have the skill to expectorate through the little hole between his front teeth? My dad did not teach me, I suspect as much as anything because my...

Foolish Joy Dr Jim Moiso

Holy Humor Sunday? My guess is that most people would not associate Presbyterian flavored Christians and humor in the same sentence. After all, in large part, we come from Scotland and we take our...

The Embrace Dr Jim Moiso

The cross is missing. Perhaps someone stole the cross. Did you notice? Its print, its shadow is still visible on the wall directly across from the main entrance to the sanctuary. Often for...

Bar - abbas Rev David Hutchinson

So much of the Good News of the Gospel - involves - just figuring out -WHO this man is. This man Jesus. So much so that you might say - it's the main point.
Who is - - Jesus of Nazareth ?...

Yes to materialism, sorta Dr Jim Moiso

Sermon titles are difficult for me. They are supposed to be clever, enticing, meant to draw you in. Well, by the time this sermon concludes, you may wonder if the title fits at all. That's OK. I...

If Even and Even If Rev David Hutchinson

Henry Ward Beecher was a famous preacher - - who lived about 100 years ago. He preached at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims - - in Brooklyn Heights - - in New York City. I served there - - as an...

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Spooks and Goblins and Saints Dr Jim Moiso

The lectionary reading for All Saints Day this year is the opening portion of Luke's sermon on the plain. One fourth the length of Matthew's sermon on the mount, much of its material is similar....

O, Taste and See that the Lord is Good!

The Sunday school teacher was reading this story from Luke 15, to his class, clearly emphasizing the resentment the older brother expressed at the return of his brother. When he was finished...

The End of the Building Rev David Hutchinson

There is an organization in Des Moines, Iowa called "Orchard Place" that helps troubled youth rebuild their lives. The work they do happens on several sites throughout the city, and one is a...

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Imagine Dr Jim Moiso

The prophet Isaiah of Jerusalem prophesied during the reign of four Judean kings. He began about 738 BCE, and continued his work for the next forty or so years. Isaiah was a man of the city,...

Half-full Dr Jim Moiso

She looked up at me from her hospital bed as I walked into her room ten days ago. At 96, Mina had been there for over a week, the result of a fall and a heart incident. The day before I saw her,...

Dare to see Dr Jim Moiso

In the ancient world, as today, desert wilderness consumed much of the Middle East. Around the edges existed sharp contrasts. Lebanon was heavily forested. The mountains of Carmel and Sharon were...

Ordinary People Rev David Hutchinson

Do you every feel like your life is really ordinary? And by that I don't mean, without surprises, or struggle. I mean, common and unexceptional, relatively poor, or the opposite of extraordinary....

God's mirth Dr Jim Moiso

One of the benefits of preaching from the lectionary, that three-year scripture rotation which many denominations follow, is that we hear and can be nurtured in a vast array of scripture. One of...

Let Us Pray Rev David Hutchinson

Right at the beginning of the Scripture reading from 1 Timothy, there's a call to prayer. It says, "I URGE you to pray". And so I've been thinking about my prayer life. And I feel compelled to...

Gracious Knowing Dr Jim Moiso

Several years ago, I began meeting regularly with a spiritual director. Valued in Roman Catholic circles, spiritual directors are relatively new to Protestantism. Highly trained, they direct very...

Disturbing the comfort Dr Jim Moiso

I was speeding along the freeway the other night (not really speeding, of course), and suddenly traffic came to a screeching crawl. A bank of flashing yellow lights on the left shoulder warned us...