The Talking Frog
My good friend Bob Puckett was going on his usual evening walk, breathlessly trying to keep up with his dog Zany. Bob was enjoying the cool night air when suddenly, he [READ MORE]
“A NEW Teaching!” – Mark 1:21-28 (Year B, the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany)
Read the Lectionary Texts Those of us who grew up in the church and have come to the place in life where the stories of our faith have become kind [READ MORE]
“The Come-and-Follow People”, Mark 1:14-20 (Year B, the Third Sunday after Epiphany)
Read the Lectionary Texts The little song I like to sing with the Youth Group goes like this: "I am the light of the world! You people come and follow [READ MORE]
“A New Morality” – 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (Year B, the Second Sunday after Epiphany)
Read the Lectionary Texts “Oh, be careful little hands what you do! Be careful little hands what you do! God is up above, He’s looking down in love, [READ MORE]
“There Goes the Neighborhood!”- Year B, Feast of the Epiphany, Matthew 2:1-12
Read the Lectionary Texts Well, there goes the neighborhood! Can you picture the cast of characters assembled at one time or another around the birth of Christ? Jewish mother. Jewish [READ MORE]
“A New You!” – Year B, First Sunday After Christmas Day, Luke 2:22-40
Read the Lectionary Texts In 1943, a naval engineer by the name of Richard Jones was trying to design a meter that could be used to monitor the horsepower of [READ MORE]
“Do You Believe in Angels?” – Year B, The Fourth Sunday in Advent, Luke 1:26-38
Read the Lectionary Texts Angels! Everywhere you turn during the Christmas season, you bump into angels! Angels show up on Christmas cards. And in Christmas carols – “Hark! The Herald Angels [READ MORE]
“Rejoice!” – Third Sunday in Advent (Year B), 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Read the Lectionary Texts It’s really starting to feel like Christmas, isn’t it? I find myself getting all filled up with the Christmas spirit, and I just feel like singing [READ MORE]
“PREPARE!” – Year B, The Second Sunday in Advent (Mark 1:1-8)
Read the Lectionary Texts Like yours, our mailbox at home is starting to fill up with beautiful Christmas cards. But I’ve noticed something! You don’t see very many John the [READ MORE]
“When?” – First Sunday in Advent, Year B – Mark 13:24-37
Read the Lectionary Texts When Jesus spoke the words that are reported in the 13th chapter of Mark’s Gospel, he did so in response to the disciples’ burning question…”When?” When will [READ MORE]
“The End of the Beginning” – Christ the King Sunday (Colossians 1:15-20)
Read the Scripture Text Today is Christ the King Sunday. It is the last Sunday of the Christian Year that began 12-months ago on the First Sunday in Advent. [READ MORE]
“The Highest Thanksgiving” – a Sermon for Thanksgiving Day
Colossians 1:3-20 You may not remember me… I’m the kid you helped go to college a few years ago. I was a pretty good student in high school, but not [READ MORE]
“Talent” – Matthew 25:14-30 (Year A, 25th Sunday After Pentecost)
A Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Rhonda Abbott Blevins Pastor of Chapel by the Sea, Clearwater Beach FL Read the Lectionary Texts (The sermon begins with an awkward silence.) [READ MORE]
“One Moment in Time” – Matthew 25:1-13 (Year A, Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
Read the Lectionary Texts “Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning…” I hope you enjoyed singing that old camp song as much as I did – [READ MORE]
“The Saints” – a Sermon for All Saints Sunday (Ephesians 1:11-23)
Read the Text Every early Sunday morning, when I arrive here at the church about 6:00 AM, I take a moment to pause outside the Columbarium as I walk between [READ MORE]
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