Naming the PromiseLuke 1:57-66“They were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.’” (Luke 1:59-60)The birth of John the Baptist is a moment of p...  Read More

This year’s C4C Winter Coat Drive began as usual. C4C and the GIFTS (Growing in Faith Through Service) class partnered for the second year in leading the Coat Drive. Student names from Emma Elementary...  Read More

Building Justice, Building PeaceAmos 8:4-12 “Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring ruin to the poor of the land.” (Amos 8:4)The prophet Amos does not mince words. He speaks out against tho...  Read More

Sharing the Gift of Peace 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, as it is writte...  Read More

Finding God in the WildernessLuke 7:18-30...Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? (Luke 7:24)John the Baptist, sitting in prison, sends his disc...  Read More

Restoring the Earth in PeacePsalm 126"Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy. Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sh...  Read More

Waiting with Hope in the Groaning Romans 8:22-25“We know that the whole creation has been groaning together as it suffers together the pains of labor, and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who ...  Read More

Luke 1:72-79“Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us that we, being rescued from the ha...  Read More

Guiding Our Children in the Way of ChristLuke 1:76-79"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare God’s ways, to give knowledge of salvation...  Read More

Serving the Lord in Hope and Justice Malachi 3:13-18 "Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another; the Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those...  Read More

A Horn of Salvation for the Next Generation  Luke 1:68-69  "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for God has looked favorably on God’s people and redeemed them. God has raised up a mighty savior for us ...  Read More

Dwelling in God’s Eternal Home Psalm 90 "Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everla...  Read More