by fkeene | Jun 22, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION GOD CHOOSES US THROUGH A SACRED COVENANT Jesus, to the early Christians, most of whom were Jews, was the new Moses. That understanding is reflected throughout the gospels; for example, in Matthew’s nativity story where the...
by fkeene | Jun 22, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION BEING IN COMMUNITY, INSCRIBED IN GOD AND ALSO IN US The first catechism book I used was called Jesus and I. The front cover was blue, and it pictured a pair of children walking over a bridge, with a huge, florid guardian...
by fkeene | Jun 22, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION: BREAK-OUT FROM THE UPPER ROOM The biblical story of the Pentecost reveals that after Jesus’ followers received the Holy Spirit in their hideaway in the Upper Room—well, they broke out from the room and poured into Jerusalem...
by fkeene | May 24, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
A MEDITATION BY: The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell JESUS ALWAYS GOES BEFORE US The Ascension is a crucial event in the story of Jesus. The evangelist Luke tells the story twice—once in his gospel and again in the Acts of the Apostles. (Both accounts...
by fkeene | May 2, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
Meditation by Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A possible epitaph on my tombstone will read: “He strove to respect everyone’s piety—no matter how much he inwardly squirmed.” So much misinformation is preached about sheepherding in the ancient Middle East. Entire articles and...
by fkeene | Apr 19, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
A Meditation From Pastor Neil Holy Saturday is a limbo day, neither this nor that. It is a transition sandwiched between Good Friday and the ensuing Easter Vigil that occurs after sundown on Saturday. That does not imply that nothing is happening. Holy Saturday’s...
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