I have been reminding us of the importance of reading the text rather than thinking we know what it says. Today’s scripture is one of those that we can

I was recently talking with my sister-in-law in Georgia about her search for a new church. She likes the high church liturgy, but she wants a church where she

Today as we begin, I want to invite you to use your imaginations. Close your eyes and imagine yourself walking along Marietta Ave. If that does not seem possible

The Parable of the Sower is one of my favorite parables. In fact, I asked it to be used for my grandfather’s funeral as he had grown up on

 With it being Transfiguration Sunday, I wanted to give you sort of an overview of where we are and where we’re headed. The liturgical calendar is really a beautiful

Sermon by Seminary Intern, Deklan J. Lewis Last year I had wrote and preached from the Gospel of Luke on the Baptism of Christ. Luckily, Luke & Matthew are

I want to begin by celebrating our choice last week. Last week, you had three large decisions, two of which were significant, and those were on the inclusive church

 As I was thinking about these scriptures, Isaiah 41:8-14 & Luke 19:1-10, and thinking about where we are. We have our annual meeting next week, and we have some

As we consider how much we live into our vision and mission that God gave to us, I want you to consider for yourselves why you came today. What

Yesterday morning, our Compassion Team met so that we could talk about how we could be more helpful to you as a congregation. We realize that one of the