Testimony
Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschDec. 13, 2020 John 1: 6-9, 19-35 “Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful… Read More »Testimony
St. Stephen
CHRISTMAS AND FATE
Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Devotional for the 2nd Week of Advent Dec 8, 2020 Ecclesiastes 9.1-12 Galatians 3.23-4.7 Luke 1.57-79 In November 1944 a new… Read More »CHRISTMAS AND FATE
The Medium is The Message
Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschDec. 6, 2020 Isaiah 40: 1-11Mark 1: 1-8 Our first child Sara Caitlin was born in October of 1991. Barely a week… Read More »The Medium is The Message
Wounded By Grace
Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Advent Devotional Nov 30, 2020 Luke 2:22-35 Luke 11:27 Romans 5:3-5 How does grace wound? We typically think of God’s grace… Read More »Wounded By Grace
Risk Assessment
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Matthew 25: 15-30 In our parable today from the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is speaking, parabolically, of the end times. He… Read More »Risk Assessment
Why Do You Want the Day of the Lord?
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Amos 5: 18-24 I Thessalonians 4: 13-18 Matthew 25: 1-13 “…The day of the Lord can generate the confession that even… Read More »Why Do You Want the Day of the Lord?
The Future for All the Saints
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Nov 1, 2020 ~ All Saints Day Revelation 7: 9-17 In this time of pandemic, as much as anything else, we’ve… Read More »The Future for All the Saints
To Live Is To Be Slowly Born
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Oct. 25, 2020 Many of us know Antoine de St. Exupery as the author of The Little Prince. He was a… Read More »To Live Is To Be Slowly Born
Knowing How to Lose
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch October 18, 2020 Exodus 33: 12-23 Torah Scholar Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg sets the story of God revealing God’s glory to Moses… Read More »Knowing How to Lose
Anger
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch October 11, 2020 Exodus 32: 1-14 In December of 2010, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohammed Boazizi, frustrated and furious… Read More »Anger