Grieving for the World Lent 5 2020Rev. Doug FloydEzekiel 37:1–14, Psalm 130, Romans 6:15-23, John 11:1-44 Today’s readings focus on life out of death. Suffering and death is held together in tension with hope and life. Ezekiel prophesies life over a field of bones. Jesus calls Lazarus from the tomb back to life. Paul tells…
Lent 4 2020Rev. Doug Floyd1 Samuel 16:1–13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:1–14, John 9:1–41 As we worship today, all of us feel the stress of our current cultural crisis. We hear daily reports about the danger, the spread, and the unpredictability of this present virus. We watch the stock market tumble and wonder if all our…
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…
Lent 2 2020 Katie Whitmire Genesis 12:1–9, Psalm 33:12-21, Romans 4:1–17, John 3:1–16 After an intense season of rain, we finally had the first break a few weekends ago. It was a beautiful day, cold, but we still felt compelled to get outside and soak up some much needed sun. So we wondered through the…
Lent 1 2020 – Generosity of GodRev. Doug FloydGenesis 2:4–3:7, Psalm 51, Romans 5:12–21, Matthew 4:1-11 On Monday nights, we’ve been discussing Rowan Williams’ book Being Human. There is one quote from that book that has lingered in my mind over the last several months. In fact, I may have already mentioned it here before. Williams writes, “What is the ‘human face’…