Christmas Day Service

Service of Lessons and Carols Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin December 25, 2022 Christmas Christmas Day Readings First Lesson Micah 5:2-5 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old,… Continue reading Christmas Day Service

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Let’s keep Christmas

Let’s Keep Christmas Christmas Pastor Mitch Coggin December 24, 2022 Christmas My favorite holiday story is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Every year I hear the Grinch’s discovery that Christmas is not in the ribbons and boxes and bags and that Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. Christmas must come from a deeper place… Continue reading Let’s keep Christmas

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Birth of the Unexpected

Birth of the Unexpected Advent Pastor Mitch Coggin December 18, 2022 Advent 4A On the first week of Advent, we wondered what do we do in our waiting? I offered two choices: to live in the anxiety of the future or to choose to trust the unknown future and lived in the light of God.… Continue reading Birth of the Unexpected

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Waiting for Peace

Waiting for Peace Advent Pastor Mitch Coggin December 4, 2022 Advent 2A Oddly when I think about peacemakers, Bruce Thompson comes to mind. He didn’t work toward global peace, he worked in a hardware store in the rural area where I pastored. But, he did forge peace in his own heart and mind. Bruce was… Continue reading Waiting for Peace

The Blessing of Waiting

The Blessing of Waiting Advent Pastor Mitch Coggin November 27, 2022 Advent 1A Advent is about waiting. Waiting is hard for most of us. What is the blessing of waiting? How do we make waiting purposeful? The scriptures we read from Isaiah and Matthew were about waiting. In Isaiah people were waiting for resolution of… Continue reading The Blessing of Waiting

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Journey to the Cradle

Journey to the Cradle Pentecost Rev. Wayne Stretch November 13, 2022 Pentecost 24 Glenn Hinson was a greatly respected professor of mine at seminary. I remember one chapel he led… now 50 years later. Dr Hinson said he had uncovered the key ‘hermeneutical’ principle for understanding all the Jesus’ difficult sayings. He called it: “reverse-ism”.… Continue reading Journey to the Cradle

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