by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Dec 24, 2019 | Sermons
I love Christmas Eve… as a child of the North, I love the warmth amidst the often-bitter cold. I love the soft yellow light of candles and Christmas trees illuminated after a 4 pm sunset. I love the stars that shine even amidst the light pollution of the city—as if...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Dec 8, 2019 | Sermons
Matthew 3:1-12 Listen here: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here…. Until the Child of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel, shall come to you, O Israel. Sometimes when there is a prescribed season of the church (like...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Nov 24, 2019 | Sermons
Phil 4:4-9 Come to the Table, come as you are. Come as you’re able, see whose child you are. There is room at the table of our God. Amen. After the Uprising was crushed, it happened quickly for many, many families. They were given, in some cases, a few day’s notice....
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Sep 29, 2019 | Sermons
Scripture: Psalm 139 Contemporary Scripture: “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver Listen here: We proclaim with the Psalmist, “Where can we go from your spirit? Or where can we flee from your presence? If we ascend to heaven, you are there; if we make our bed...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Sep 15, 2019 | Sermons
Scripture: John 1:1-5 Listen here: The Lone Wild Bird in lofty flight is still with Thee, nor leaves Thy Sight. And I am Thine, I rest in Thee, Great Spirit come and rest in me. In the beginning were Desire and Longing: Desire for ecstasy and connection, longing...
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