Maybe you too, like the author of Isaiah, have been so fed up with the world around you, the way things seem to be, that in complete exasperation you have shook your fist at the heavens and declared “Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend!”

Jan 15, 2017

Lighten our Darkness

Rev. Dr. John Burton

The Season of Epiphany, which began on the 6th of January, is closely associated with the symbol of light, which is why we are using “This little light of mine” as our opening song until the beginning of Lent. Immortal, Invisible, the classic hymn we sang just a moment ago, also uses light as a central image. In doing so, Walter Smith, the lyricist, makes several references to a paradox – the fact that we need light in order to…

Dec 18, 2016

Emmanuel, God With Us

Rev. Dr. Jeff Seaton

The story of Joseph, and his willingness to have his life upended in the service of love; to risk mockery and the disapproval of his mates as the cost of standing up for the vulnerable and unprotected; to put his whole life in the service of what God is trying to do in the world—this story is another invitation to us.

Dec 11, 2016

What Are We Waiting For?

Rev. Dr. Jeff Seaton

Think of something you can do that lets you step out of practices that reinforce boundaries and privilege, and into practices that challenge those kinds of boundaries.

Dec 4, 2016

Creative Destruction

Rev. Dr. John Burton

That transformed understanding of how God is active in the world will transform us ….