by Emily Wilmesherr | Jul 5, 2016
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for right-ness, for they will be satisfied. Wait, that’s not how it goes, is it? Blessed are those who yearn for right-ness? It certainly seems to fit our culture which means it can’t be right. I’ve noticed this climate lately....
by Emily Wilmesherr | Jun 30, 2016
Scriptures for reflection: Psalm 37:1-11; 1 Peter 5:1-11 Some of you have discovered the television show “Blue Bloods”. Included in the cast is Jamie Reagan, a young policeman on the streets of New York City. Jamie happens to be the son of the current police...
by Emily Wilmesherr | Jun 24, 2016
After the horror of the Orlando shootings last week and the anniversary of the Charleston killings, how appropriate that we come today to the second Beatitude: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” How many of us can recite all eight...
by Emily Wilmesherr | Jun 12, 2016
“Happy are they who are empty of self, because God rules with full power in their lives.” (this paraphrase as well as several points in the following sermon are attributed to Finding Meaning in the Beatitudes, written by Jack Redhead, former pastor of...
by Emily Wilmesherr | Jun 5, 2016
Bible verses for reflection: Matthew 5:1-11 Pre-scripture: Today we are beginning our summer sermon series on the Beatitudes which are the beginning of Jesus’ first discourse in the Gospel of Matthew called the Sermon on the Mount. From the mountain top the Beatitudes...
