Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday’s Gospel reading is Mark’s account of Jesus’ calming of the storm. This Sunday’s message considers an important way that it applies to Christians and would-be Christians. With the exception of “Lord, Have Mercy,” “Glory to God,” and ““Give Thanks to the
I have the privilege of having a job in which I get to take Communion to the homebound on a regular basis. Many of these folks are elderly and many are deeply committed Catholics. One of the things I hear repeatedly is a lament that their grandchildren, though often raised
What to give to the person who has everything? This is something sometimes asked in jest. The Queen of Sheba may have asked herself that question when she was preparing to leave Solomon’s Jerusalem. Had she visited him again later, though, she might have better gifted him a slap across
A Promise Kept and a Promise Spurned By Thomas Lambrecht As United Methodists continue to become aware of the actions taken by the 2024 General Conference, responses range from celebration to confusion to disagreement to disenchantment. Many are asking the question: What does this mean for me and my church?
The Importance of Spiritual Discipline: Kings and 2 Chronicles In today’s episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, we were reminded of God’s faithfulness in keeping his promise even amidst corrupt leadership. Throughout our reading of the chronological Bible, we have seen the importance of spiritual discipline through prayer, confession, and
“A man is not a financial plan.” Those words were spoken to me by a dating partner during my mid-single years. She was a beautiful, capable, and insightful woman with three minor children and a chronically depressed ex-husband with a poor work history who could not even support himself, let
A Love Story By Bonnie McClure Can I tell you a love story? Lately, I’ve been thinking about different types of love. Culturally, we are trained quite extensively on familial love – the love we have for family, and romantic love – the love we have for a partner or
Today’s Reading: Read I Kings 10; I Kings 11:1-6; 7-13; 29-39 Can you remember your favorite Christmas present from 3 years ago? Think hard- it was the present you really wanted. You were so excited to get it. Did you remember it or forget it? Sometimes it is easy to