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  • Sunday Reflection – November 7, 2021

      Beware of the scribes Mark 12 38 As he was teaching, he said, “Watch out for the legal experts. They like to walk around in long robes. They want to be greeted with honor in the markets. 39 They long for places of honor in the synagogues and at banquets. 40 They are the ones who cheat widows out of…

  • Kids Korner: Beware of the scribes/the Widow’s Mite (November 7th)

    Read Mark 12:38-44 with your family. This story happens after Jesus is finished teaching in the temple in Jerusalem, and he is just sitting there with his friends. Why would someone put everything they had in the temple collection box? That is an important question. Maybe they had complete faith that someone at the temple…

  • Teen Time: God in the midst of a non-binary world (November 7th)

    Not every passage in the Bible is hiding a secret message. Quick test: If the words of the Bible lead to people being excluded, it’s best to take a really good look at the meaning behind the verses with someone who knows what was happening at the time. If the words are inclusive, then we…

  • How should Protestants deal with saints?

    Protestants don’t venerate saints, but we can respect the place of these folks in our Christian family history. They were real people who sometimes had painful life experiences, and they can teach us how to walk with God and how to live out the Gospels in our own choices.

  • Sunday Reflection – October 31, 2021

      The Greatest commandment Mark 12 28 One of the legal experts heard their dispute and saw how well Jesus answered them. He came over and asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus replied, “The most important one is Israel, listen! Our God is the one Lord, 30 and you must love the Lord your God…

  • Kids Korner: The greatest commandments (October 31st)

    Read Mark 12:28-34 with your family. This story happens after Jesus has entered Jerusalem and everyone celebrated his arrival. In this passage Jesus is quoting the Hebrew Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:4-5 says “Israel, listen! Our God is the Lord! Only the Lord! Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your strength.” Leviticus 19:18…

  • Teen Time: Christianity & Halloween, what’s the deal? (October 31st)

    Over the past 2000 years Christianity has become a significant faith in almost every country in the world, making us a universal faith. And when people see their old festivals and celebrations through the lens of their new faith, cultures start to merge. Some facts about the celebration of Halloween: 1. The name itself means…

  • Sunday Reflection – October 24, 2021

      healing of blind bartimaeus 46 Jesus and his followers came into Jericho. As Jesus was leaving Jericho, together with his disciples and a sizable crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, Timaeus’ son, was sitting beside the road. 47 When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, show me…

  • Kids Korner: Bartimaeus sees again (October 24th)

    Read Mark 10:46-52 with your family. This is the last story in Mark before Jesus heads for Jerusalem, where he will meet people shouting Hosanna! The really interesting thing about this story is that Bartimaeus is the first person to call Jesus “Son of David”, and Jesus doesn’t tell him to be quiet. Earlier in…

  • Teen Time: Science, Christianity and the beginning of the universe (October 24th)

    Christians have always believed in science. Scientists are often Christians. There is no problem between the two, and the more science discovers – the more theology broadens its perspective towards inclusivity – the more the two help each other in our discovery of the universe.