Christmas Day, Year A Becky Robbins-Penniman Christmas Day is truly a day set apart from all the others. Stores and attractions that don’t close on any other day are closed today – not all of them, but way, way more than any other day of the year. Unlike when I was a kid, it’s not […]
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive; Eliminate the Negative Advent 1, Year A Becky Robbins-Penniman One of the greatest coping mechanisms we use to handle our lives is to assume, at least at the “big picture” level, that today will be pretty much like yesterday. Like yesterday, today red will still mean stop and green will mean go. […]
Job Posting: King of the Universe Christ the King Sunday Pentecost 24, Proper 29, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman Today is Christ the King Sunday, and it’s relatively new on our church calendar, less than 100 years old. In dog years, that’s 700 years ago. In church years, that’s day before yesterday. Its placement on the […]
The Church’s “One Thing” Pentecost 23, Proper 28, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman What’s real? What’s the most real thing we have in our life? We typically start with the things we can sense with our amazing bodies. What we can see, hear, taste, touch, smell and feel: measurable stuff, what we usually label reality. Then […]
Our Living God Veterans Day Pentecost 22, Proper 27, Year C Deacon Cindy Roehl A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, “I’ll make a deal […]
Be a Great Ancestor All Saints’ Day Pentecost 21, Proper 26, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman How did you come to be in church today? I imagine a number of us are here for the same reason that Ava Gabrielle Faimalie is here this morning: she is continuing in a long line of people who first […]
Talkin’ to Myself Pentecost 20, Proper 25, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman I’ve discovered something about myself that I probably shouldn’t admit: When I’m alone, I talk to myself. Out loud. I googled what this means. One impeccably researched article said it was a sign of dementia. Another impeccably researched article said it was a sign […]
Don’t Give Up! Pentecost 19, Proper 24, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman We are used to thinking of judges in the context of American democracy; they are to be apolitical, impartial and, most especially, fair to all. They tend to be part of the social and governmental elite in our society, aloof and unapproachable. It’s understandable […]
Give Him Praise Pentecost 18, Proper 23, Year C Deacon Cindy Roehl I cannot start this sermon without sharing with you what a few of us from Good Shepherd experienced this weekend. Pastor Becky and I were joined by your delegates for convention and a few others from here at Good Shepherd and we […]
This is Our Father’s World St Francis and Blessing of the Animals Pentecost 19, Proper 24, Year C Becky Robbins-Penniman Today we are celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, who lived about 800 years ago. He changed the church, and the world, then. His message may be even more relevant now. Of course, […]
