The Heart Monday, December 23 By Andy Ferguson _____________________________ In our family, we have a treasured recipe for making fruit pies; it was written down by my sister-in-law, Rachel. It lays out piemaking in three sections: “The Crust,” “The Filling,” and “The Heart.” Ten years ago, I decided that there were not enough pies made, […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 18, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance O God, we know your love came before any calendars! We church folks want to dig in our heels and say, “The twelve days begin on December 25! We’ve got plenty of time!” But, we know the […]
Joy Monday, December 16 By Laura Still _____________________________ “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 You’ve got to be kidding, joy? Right now? When Catherine asked me to write an Advent devotion about […]
Seeking Peace, Offering Peace Monday, December 9 By Steve Richardson _____________________________ Read: Luke 1:67-79 Angels proclaimed to the shepherds, “Peace on earth…” Hmmm? Realizing century after century of war, since that Bethlehem night, will that ever happen? Can it ever happen as long as freewill-driven mortals have dominion over the earth? Even on a personal, […]
Hope Monday, December 2, 2024 By Elaine Eberhart _____________________________ Read: Luke 21:35-36 This autumn was not easy for most of us. Regardless of the candidates my family and friends favored, there was uneasiness about what would happen. We waited for the next speech, the next prediction about post-election life, and we hoped for the best, whatever […]
By: Dan Kelley In a sermon in the summer of 1984, Dr Tombs Kay suggested that what was needed at Church Street was a Soup Kitchen. Around the same time four other downtown churches started Soup Kitchens. Each of them took a weekday to serve lunch. Our day was Thursday. On September 27, 1984, Church […]
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