Text: Luke 2:1-20 An old Yiddish folktale tells of 36 righteous people hidden in every generation who are the lamedvavniks. It is a...

Text: Luke 1:26-38 Long before we lit the first Advent candle, I was asked, “So, Gary, what do you want for Christmas?” I resisted my...

Text: I Thessalonians 5:1-11 Thank God for a good night’s sleep. You slip under the covers, position the pillow just right, close your...

Texts: Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 I can’t walk anywhere around Cove without tripping over a herald. And I don’t stumble over heralds...

Text: Mark 13:32-37 The Thanksgiving turkey has barely been removed from the table before we head to the church closet, dust off and...

Text: Isaiah 65:1-2, 17-25 William Miller grew up in upper Vermont at the turn of the 18th century. Convinced Jesus would soon return to...

Text: Philippians 4:15-23 I have a difficult relationship with the Apostle Paul. I cringe when he says, “Slaves, obey your earthly...

Texts: Deuteronomy 6:4-13; 26:1-11 A few years ago, Bob Dunham, retired pastor of University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill, shared...

Texts: Mark 12:41-44; The Book of Ruth On this All Saints Sunday, Mark tells of one unlikely saint, a widow, who gives her last dollar to...

Text: Mark 10:35-52 Imagine a visitor noisily walking up one of these aisles fifteen minutes after the service has begun. The visitor who...