by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Apr 5, 2020 | sermons
Matthew 21:1-11 Holy One, across these miles, we ask that you might draw us together. Touch my mouth and all of our hearts that the words of about to be spoken and the words about to be heard might, somehow, be your word. Amen. This morning is Palm Sunday. And in...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Mar 8, 2020 | sermons
John 3:1-17 Listen here: Will you join me in singing our prayer: God, listen to your children praying. God, send your spirit in this place. God, listen to your children praying. Send us love, send us power, send us grace. When I preach, I normally like to begin with a...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Mar 1, 2020 | sermons
Matthew 4:1-11 Will you pray with me? Ubi caritas et amor, ubi caritas, Deus ibi est. When I was ordained and in my first call as pastor at Spirit of the Lakes, I had a mentor through a program of the national United Church of Christ. His name was Bill Webber and he...
by Rev. Ashley Harness | Jan 12, 2020 | sermons
Matthew 3:13-17 Listen here: The closest thing to the baptism of Jesus I’ve been a part of was the first baptism I ever officiated. It was exquisite and awful, all at the same time. It happened in the middle of the night in the neo-natal intensive care unit in a...
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...
Recent Comments