In the Bible, God is the protagonist and hero of the story. But what type of hero is he exactly? Does he have time, amidst the big important questions of saving and running the world, to hear the cry of the “least of these”? In fact, if God is the hero, it makes you wonder,…
We’ve watched Joseph from being the favored son of his father to a slave in Egypt by the hands of his jealous brothers. We’ll now see God setting the stage for His plans, just not in the way Joseph would have expected. The dreams God gave Joseph would come true. Let’s discover that we too…
Mark’s sermon on today’s reading in Genesis 37 about Joseph being sold into slavery. Favoritism. We don’t like it. If someone in our family or workplace seems to be the golden boy or girl, we have a hard time being nice to that person. Sometimes we hate them. Such was the case with Joseph’s brothers,…
Randy’s homily on today’s reading in Genesis 37 about Joseph being sold into slavery. Favoritism. We don’t like it. If someone in our family or workplace seems to be the golden boy or girl, we have a hard time being nice to that person. Sometimes we hate them. Such was the case with Joseph’s brothers,…
A man on the run encounters God, wrestles with Him, and lives to tell the tale. Remarkably, Jacob walks away not only with a busted hip but with a divine blessing. What does this mean for us in the ways we also wrestle with God? How may we be broken and how may we be…
Today’s reading from Genesis reads like a good old fashioned reality tv show. After requiring Jacob to work seven years for his younger daughter’s hand in marriage, Laban substituted his older daughter Leah-and Jacob didn’t discover the deception until the morning after his wedding night. Some men would have given up. Jacob on the other…
Have you ever been the victim of a broken promise? On the other side of things, have there been times when you have been the one to break a promise? Pain is deep and real in either scenario. We might even feel from time to time that God Himself has broken His promise to us…
The Rev. Al Zadig, Jr. was our preacher at 10:30 am in the Chapel and at 6:00 pm. It is amazing to me that our readings for Sunday so accurately reflect current events. Today’s reading from Genesis presents images of Noah and the great flood; as we turn on the news today we see the…
The Rev. Ted McNabb was our preacher at 8:00 am and 10:30 am in the Sanctuary. “I have set my bow in the cloud and it shall be a sign of the covenant I have made…” Seventy percent of the earth is dominated by water. Ninety percent of this is ocean with rivers and rain taking the rest. In the midst of…
We love stories with recognizable plots and craftily woven scenes so intricate that satisfaction comes from a great ending. Sometimes there are many possible resolutions. In Genesis 3, sin looked like a fabricated blessing but it came with very serious consequences. Thankfully, we don’t always get what we deserve. Join me Sunday, as this plot…