Fox and Hen

February 25, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford If Jesus is the Hen, then just who is the fox? On this second Sunday of Lent, we continued our look at the notion of crying…

When – Then

February 24, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford This first Sunday of Lent saw Pastor Chris sketching out some of the themes we're thinking about this year: crying out to the Lord, pouring out…

Fast to Furious

February 4, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford What a difference a couple of Bible verses make. Jesus had been teaching in the synagogue of His hometown where, Scripture tells us, "everyone" marvelled and…

Physician Prophet

January 31, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford Luke, who was a physician, was something of a prophet, too. At least you could make the case that the way he wrote his gospel account,…

Glory-Gift Connection

January 25, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford In the previous week's reading, we had heard John the Baptist's promise that One was coming who would baptize with fire and with the Holy Spirit.…

One of Us

January 20, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford After looking at Luke's account of Jesus' baptism, and noting that Jesus was to be found in a large crowd of humanity there at the Jordan, we spent time…

Hanna’s Song

January 1, 2013
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford The Books of First and Second Samuel are mostly about the life and times of Saul and David. So why does the biblical writer spend so…

Quiet Us with His Love

December 20, 2012
Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford Could you use some joy? This third Sunday of Advent, the "Sunday of Joy", had us looking at a passage in Zephaniah. Only three chapters long,…