by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 21, 2025 | Messages
Four days ago, we were rejoicing at the manger. Today, we hear a story of powerful rulers using violence to maintain their control and influence. It is a tragic haunting story. Where can we see signs of God at work, even in the worst of what we do to each other? Even...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 14, 2025 | Messages
Christmas Eve has arrived! Light candles. Sing carols. Hear the Good News. Pay attention to how God showed up then so we can recognize how God shows up among us now. On Christmas Eve, one of those signs is glory – the glory of the Christ child in the manger, the...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 14, 2025 | Messages
Mary is pregnant; Joseph comes up with a contingency plan, and an angel throws new information into the mix that changes everything. Do you feel the frenzy in the story? That underlying sense is that if one thing goes wrong, the entire narrative will erupt into chaos....
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 8, 2025 | Messages
What does faithfulness look like in the face of grief? How do we follow the sign God gives us when our hearts are heavy with sadness? How does God dwell among us in the midst of the heartbreak in our lives, our communities, and our world? Perhaps the greatest gift we...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 7, 2025 | Messages
Here we are in the middle of Advent, the days growing longer and darker, the tension of the already-and-not-yet coming of Christ at the forefront of our worship, and then – Rejoice! We need joy as a companion on our journey, maybe even more when darkness is at...
