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Matthew 24:36-44
This week, back in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his second annual State of the Union address – presenting Congress with what is believed to have been some of his most memorable words.
Unlike more modern presidential State of the Union addresses, Lincoln’s message was delivered to Congress, not in person, but i...
On April 13, 1742, a crowd of 700 people gathered in Dublin’s Musick Hall to premiere his new musical piece, Messiah. To fit enough people into the venue, gentlemen were requested to remove their swords, and ladies were asked not to wear hoops in their dresses. According to the Smithsonian, The men and women in attendance sat mesmerized from the moment the tenor followe...
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Each Wednesday morning from September through May, I join Adam and our middle and high schoolers in the Youth House for breakfast before school starts. It’s early — too early for most of them — but somehow there’s always laughter, cereal, and the occasional pancake or breakfast sandwich.
Every week, before we eat, we ask if anyone ha...
Psalm 17: 1-9
This week, the church commemorates Saint Martin of Tours – the third bishop of the late Roman province and patron saint against poverty.
Born sometime between the year 316 and 336 AD in modern-day Hungary, Martin was the son of a senior officer in the Roman military, who along with his mother, were pagans. As a youth, p...
A sermon on Luke 6: 17-31
All Saints Day 2025
Hawkins, Indiana, 1980.
Life in this small American town is classic 1980s- the era of Aqua Net and tube TVs, scrunchies, Walkmans, and weekend bike rides. But unknown to most of the town is that something far from ordinary is unfolding under the town’s surface. On the outskirts of town sits the...
