Lent 3 2020 Rev. Doug Floyd Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, Romans 1:16–32, John 4:5–42 Today as we worship and pray and pay attention to the Word of God, we cannot help but carry the awareness of our world in crisis. Our lessons today speak directly to the human struggle under impending threat. Even as the…
Pentecost +7 2019Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 18:20-33, Psalm 138, Colossians 2, Luke 11:1-13 Bob Dylan’s songs are often peopled with loners, rolling stones, wandering the land and haunted by memories of lost love. On his album “Time Out of Mind” he writes, The air is getting hotter There’s a rumbling in the skies I’ve been wading…
Elijah: Bearing Witness at the End Pentecost +3 2019Rev. Doug Floyd 1 Kings 19: 15-21, Psalm 16, Galatians 5:1, 13–25, Luke 9:51–62 The first time we encounter Elijah, he is telling King Ahab that there will be neither dew nor rain except by his word. The last time we see Elijah, he being escorted by…
Reading Hebrews – From Idols to Christ Pentecost +21 Rev. Doug Floyd Hebrews 3:1-4:11 We will continue our study this week in Hebrews. The lesson is from Hebrews 3:1-6. I’ll talk about Hebrews 3 and part of 4. I may not specifically read those passages, but you’re familiar with them because this is where he begins to talk about the promise of…
Reading Hebrews – Journey Toward Hope Pentecost +20 Rev. Doug Floyd Hebrews 2:1-18 Summer is fading, and we are looking forward to enjoying the season when evening air turns cool and afternoons turn golden. As Michael O’Sidhail writes in “Autumn Report,” Autumn is touching us with a summer’s afterthought. The tilted sun hazes around the…