A Lenten Devotion by Rev. Debbie Clark Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for God has done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield. Joel 2:21-22 Every time I […]
Shining
Matthew 17:1-21 It was still dark as we climbed the stairs onto the flat rooftop. We laid out our mats and stood still as statues, facing east. Slowly, we raised our arms to the heavens. Even more slowly we lowered them in an arc, bending down to touch the concrete roof. We continued with the […]
Redefining Perfection
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-26, 43-48 I have this image in my mind of the Sermon on the Mount; I don’t know where it comes from. Gentle Jesus is sitting cross-legged on top of a hill. His followers are seated around him—crowds that extend all the way down the hill. Jesus has a tender, compassionate look […]
Lenten Devotionals 2020
A Grove of Trees Again, this year, Edwards Church will create our own Lenten Devotional, with a reflection available each day during Lent (via email, paper, Facebook, and on the website). We need your creativity to make this happen! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, a poem, a paragraph, a photograph, […]
Absorb, Reflect, Refract
Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 5:13-16 “I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am.” On Wednesday, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah introduced his explanation of his impeachment trial vote with these words about his faith. He went on to say that he takes an oath made before God to be “enormously […]
Bible Study
The Wednesday Evening Bible Study class continues our study of the Acts of the Apostles. We will meet on February 12 and 26 at 4:30 for soup, 5:00 pm for Bible Study.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 Worship
Torn Open
Isaiah 64:1-12; Matthew 3:13-17 “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down.” Isaiah–probably the prophet we call 3rd Isaiah–wrote these anguished words in a time of national crisis, about 530 years before Jesus. The leaders of Judea had suffered in exile in Babylon, what is now Iraq, for a half century. The […]
Bible Study
The Wednesday Evening Bible Study class will continue our study of the Acts of the Apostles. We will meet January 8 at 4:30 p.m. for soup, 5:00 for Bible Study.
Epiphany
Dear friends, By the first weekend in January, the decorations have begun to come down, dried-up Christmas trees are on the front curb awaiting trash pick-up, and the post-Christmas sale rush is over. Just when we think things are getting back to normal, it’s time for another joyous celebration! On Sunday, January 5th, we will […]