Category: Sermons

Luke 3:1-22

One of our shared experiences on our visit to our sister church was a breakfast time reflection based on Paul’s letter to the Philippians.  Pastor Dalia called it a “moving devotional” because there were different people present on different days, and there was always movement– some were serving the coffee, some were clearing the dishes from the table, some were coming and some were going.  Each morning we read in both languages a portion of Paul’s letter, working our way through it over six mornings.  We reflected on the passages together, sharing our varied perspectives, and the ideas we had in common.  We sang and prayed together. Continue reading “Changing Lives/ Life-Changing” →

Malachi 3:1-6

We began Advent last week with the words of comfort from God to a people longing to go home.  Now we open the very last book of the Old Testament, the last of what are called the 12 minor prophets, likely placed here in Christian Bibles as a segway to the New Testament and the arrival of Jesus in the neighborhood.  In contrast, the Hebrew Scriptures place the all of the prophets before the books of what is grouped as “the other writings”– not the law or the history or the prophets– writings like the psalms, proverbs, Daniel, etc.  This tiny little prophetic book

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