by Rev. Ashley Harness | Jan 20, 2019 | Sermons
[See the full service bulletin of liturgy made from Mary Oliver poems here.] Before I knew how to read the bible without hurting myself, much of my scripture was from Mary Oliver. I could read her and enter the realms of the holy without any struggle. I know...
by Rev. Ashley Harness | Dec 24, 2018 | Sermons
Listen here: Since I last preached on Christmas Eve, we have had a baby born into my family. And we now have a toddler. Which makes me wonder, what was Jesus like when he was a toddler? If he truly was both fully divine and fully human, incarnate as we say when we are...
by Rev. Ashley Harness | Dec 9, 2018 | Sermons
Scripture: Luke 3: 1-14 A couple weeks ago, we had a SpringHouse-wide adult education time during which we sat in small groups and talked about what this whole season of Advent was about for us, how we understood who Jesus was when we were kids and who this Jesus we...
by Rev. Ashley Harness | Dec 2, 2018 | Sermons
Scripture: Luke 21: 25-36 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. It’s the Sunday we light the candle of hope on the Advent wreath and ask ourselves “Who are we waiting for?” We settle into the Advent darkness and wait the next month in holy anticipation, in preparation...
by Rev. Ashley Harness | Nov 18, 2018 | Sermons
Scripture: Mark 13:1-8 Listen here: In this season of Thanksgiving, I have found myself looking for a new way to celebrate. We’re not going East to visit family this year so traditions are all up in the air and unformed. Every day the world feels like it’s fraying a...
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