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Have We Kicked Jesus out of Schools?
Rev. Angie L. Mabry Genesis 18: 20-32; Luke 11: 1-13; Colossians2: 6-19 July 24, 2022 On May 24, 2022, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos somehow worked his
Shout it Out, Shake it Off
The Rev. Katie Hays Luke 10:1-20 Sunday, July 3, 2022 This morning we begin in the middle, where we find a single word in our
Bearing Your Scars, Rejoicing
The Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Acts 8:26-40 June 19, 2022 If you were an ordinary traveler and you passed the tall Black man riding in
A Spirited Bunch
The Rev. Dr. Lucia Kremzar Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21 Hebrew Lesson Genesis 11:1-9 1Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2And as
Everything
The Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Deuteronomy 34:1–12 Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5 John 14:23–29 So the first thing I have to say is that I’ve been way
The Future is Now
The Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch The Future is Now Exodus 17: 1-7 Romans 12: 1-8 Luke 17: 20-21 “The future depends on what we do
Sanctification in Times of Change
The Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch John 17: 1-11 We all remember the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, how God destroyed the cities for their hedonism
Resurrection Matters
The Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Isaiah 11: 6 – 9, John 20:19-31 Easter Day began for me as I walked up to church to see
The Focus is on You!
The Rev. Dr. Warner M. Bailey Joel 2:11-14, Psalm 63.1-8, Luke 13.1-9 Acts 5.27-39 The heroic citizens of Ukraine amaze me as they resist vastly
March 2022 Mask Update
March 2022 Mask Update The session has approved the following changes consistent with our Covid-19 policy, and in consultation with health care professionals now that
Heart Talk
The Rev. Dr. Warner M. Bailey 2 Samuel 23:13-17 Song of Songs 8:5-7 2 Corinthians 7:2-4 John 13:1-5, 12-17 If the COVID pandemic has shown
The ‘I’ in “Team”
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch I Corinthians 12: 12-31 Two weeks ago I participated in a week-long class introducing me and other clergy to co-active
Christmas Eve 2021
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch December 24, 2021 Once again, as last year, we don’t know if we can go home for Christmas. Or at
Baptism into Preparation
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch November 28, 2021 Baptism of Lochlan Anthony Faron Dauphinot Luke 25: 25-36 It is a bit odd to be using
You Say That I Am King
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch November 21, 2021 Christ the King Sunday Daniel 7: 9-14 John 18: 33-37 Over the last few decades, and for
Redeem Our Memories
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch November 07, 2021 Ruth 3: 1-5; 4: 13-17 Matthew 5: 1-12 Modern Bethlehem is located on the other side of
The Right Question
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch October 17, 2021 Job 38: 1-7, Mark 10: 35-45 Our service today, Kirkin’ Sunday, starts with questions. “Whom do you
Will They Ever Learn?
By Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey October 3, 2021 Micah 6:6-8, Psalm 133-134, Romans 10:5-9, Luke 16:19-31 Our gospel lesson could have been ripped out of
Twenty Years Later
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch September 12, 2021 Isaiah 50: 4-9 Mark 8: 27-39 On September 11, 2001, our daughter Sara Caitlin was in Fifth
All Too Human Jesus
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch September 5, 2021 Mark 7: 24-37 When I was in my mid-teens, my sister and I were friends with another
Inside, Outside
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch August 29, 2021 James 1:17–27 Mark 7:1–8, 14–15, 21–23 SILENT REFLECTION “My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot
Once Upon a Time in Shechem
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch August 22, 2021 Joshua 24: 1-2, 14-18 John 6: 56-69 Our guide, Max, had started the day badly. Our tour
COVID Protocols Update: Aug. 18, 2021
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Dear Friends in Christ at St. Stephen: With the recent extreme uptick in COVID-19 cases in Tarrant County, the
You Are What You Eat
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch John 6: 51-58 Margaret and I decided to become vegetarians about a year and a half ago. A few months