Sermon: The Problems with Monotheism and Mother’s Day

Listen or watch this service here Scripture Focus: Acts 17:22-31 and John 14:1-21 The Holy Spirit, the Advocate, moves and sways, challenges and connects, intercedes and brings forth what appears to be ironic coincidences. Take, for instance, today. It is Mother’s Day. Our readings are packed with Father language. And Jesus says – I’m sending …

Prayers of the People: Families

How blessed we are to be your children, God! How blessed we are to be siblings with one another.  We pray this morning as siblings for one another. There’s always someone in our family who irks us. Bring them to our minds so we can pray a blessing on them… for in praying for our …

Opening Prayer: Families

Come Holy God into our worship today! We recall your universal parenthood to us today. We see you active in the ways we have been raised by mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, sisters and brothers, foster parents and step parents, and more. We see you in the way you give us loving families -- …

A Christian Family

A Christian Family “A Christian Family” THAT is a phrase to make me shudder. I immediately have images in my mind of Focus on the Family; of a dad who is the Head of the House, the submissive stay-at-home mother who sells Tubberware and Avon and other things to have some personal cash, of a …