Luke 2:15-20 “When the angels had left them . . . . . “ Sometimes in our romanticizing of Christmas we assume that we should be on a spiritual high throughout the month. But we grow more and more tired and weary as the sacred day approaches. We assume that every moment Read More...
Luke 2:8-12 It never fails when we take a group to Israel, we spot shepherds watching their sheep. Not by night, as Luke tells it, because we’re always in bed early, exhausted by the day’s activities. But every group we’ve taken has seen them. Usually it’s Bedouins, nomadic people of Arab descent, Read More...
On Sunday, December 29, there will be one service only at 10:30 a.m.
By Rev. Catherine Stark-Corn, Minister to Children and Families “Three in five,” my oldest son, home from college for the holiday, says to me as I make dinner and he hangs out with me in the kitchen. I ask what he means, assuming it is some statistic related to something he is Read More...
O Little Town of Bethlehem, What Child is This, Angels we Have Heard on High, and Silent Night all vie for first place. What is your favorite carol? None makes my heart soar more than Joy to the World, especially when the trumpets and organ lets loose on Christmas Eve and we Read More...
Luke 2:1-7 Every year as my family unpacks our holiday decorations and we unwrap various nativity sets I recall a conversation from my seminary years. In a class we were talking about the season of Advent and a classmate shared a tradition in her family practiced while she was growing up, that Read More...
Luke 2:13-14 At first, one of the baby angels hid behind her mother. Her older sisters were laughing and admiring one another’s wings, but this particular angel was nervous, brow furrowed; skeptical. A new angel family arrived, bringing more commotion and excitement, dancing and singing; waving of golden star wands and tousling Read More...
Join us this January as we journey together with God into the new year.
The Christmas offering will help alleviate hunger for our neighbors in Kansas City.
John 3:16-19 True story: The other day I was driving down the street and there was a guy on the corner with a hand-lettered sign, “Jesus Loves You John 3:16.” As I drove past him, I realized there was a second guy standing about the middle of the block with a hand-lettered Read More...
The Personnel Committee is pleased to announce the calling of Dr. Matthew Thompson as the church’s new full time Director of Music. Working collaboratively with Dr. Paul Tucker, Dr. Thompson will manage the music ministry and serve as principal organist beginning January 1. Dr. Thompson is an accomplished organist, conductor, composer, pianist, Read More...
Mark 1:1-3 Did you know the traditional Christmas story is only found in two of the four Gospels in the New Testament? The elements that make up the common nativity scene come from Matthew and Luke; Mark and John cut to the chase and begin with Jesus’ ministry. However, Mark’s introduction, its Read More...
Romans 13:11-14 You know what time it is! Right now, as I write, my phone, watch, laptop, and clock on the office phone are displaying the time. At this very moment in Kansas City it is 2:13 p.m. At least, that is what the scientists, astronomers, and engineers of technology have all Read More...
Luke 1:46-49 Words have been the topic of much discussion in my home lately as my high school student has hit a point where they are working on essays that have a targeted number of words. This frustrates him as he either has too many or not enough – and professes (fairly Read More...
Isaiah 60: 19-22 Darkness is part of life as we know it. We are not strangers to violence, hunger, greed, hatred, isolation or fear. Yet, God loves us so much and wants better for us and from us. God has provided a pathway to God's perfect light filled with peace, fullness, contentment, Read More...
