Living Stones
Date: March 4, 2018
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Sermons
Grafted
Date: February 25, 2018
Scripture: Romans 11:1-2a, 13-24
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Romans 11:1-2a, 13-24
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
If you have never been to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Washington, I urge you to go, especially in late April or early May when the flowers are in their most fragrant bloom. After reading a book about hybridizing plants, Mrs. Klager tried her hand, first with apples, and then with lilacs. She … read
Stones to Bread and Other Temptations
Date: February 18, 2018
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Well, Lent is upon us again, and we find ourselves starting out on a path that always begins with wilderness and temptation. If we know the stories of our ancestors we know that wilderness and temptation take us back to times that are almost prehistoric, to a story of wandering in the wilderness not for … read
Wonder
Date: February 11, 2018
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
Can you recall an experience that filled you with wonder? “. . .once, years ago, in some kind of rapturous mistake, the deer did not run away, but walked toward me and touched my hands—and I have been, ever since,separated from my old, comfortable life of experience and deduction, I have been, ever since—exalted. . … read
Alone and Together
Date: February 4, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:29-39
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Mark 1:29-39
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
A recent TED talk explored what lifestyle choices might enable a person to live to be a hundred. Developmental psychologist Susan Pinker studied the residents of a small village on the island of Sardinia where there are six times as many centenarians as on the Italian mainland, less than 200 miles away. There are 10 … read
Possessed
Date: January 28, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:21-28
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Mark 1:21-28
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
During most weeks, I often find myself at the corner of 15th and Broadway, getting a cup of coffee, having lunch, or running some errand. For the past month or two, while in that area, I have seen an older woman sleeping under a blue tarp, shopping cart right by her head, in front of … read