Listening through Lent: Jesus in the world

Listening through Lent: Jesus in the world

Our Old Testament reading that Camie Wiley read, Psalm 107, recounts four occasions of God’s saving work among various populations of people. I commend this psalm to you for a personal devotion this week. The psalm reminds us of the grace of God at work in various...
Listening through Lent: Jesus in the world

Listening Through Lent: Jesus’ Communication

Saturday, a week ago, we held the Memorial Service for Kay Philips. Kay was the wife of former DPC pastor and seminary president, Davison Philips. Davison and Kay were an integral part of this congregation for six decades, and we have recently hung their picture in...
Listening Through Lent: Jesus Means Business

Listening Through Lent: Jesus Means Business

[Read Mark 8:31-38] Our gospel reading this morning is found right in the middle of Mark. Remarkable, I think that this story is in the middle which means we’re halfway through Mark’s gospel and just before the story that we read today we are told that while Jesus and...
Listening through Lent: Jesus in the world

Listening Through Lent: Jesus Calls for Change

Mark 1:9-15 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my...
Mountaintops, Valleys, and Everywhere in Between

Mountaintops, Valleys, and Everywhere in Between

The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four gospels. It opens with, “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,” then instantly Jesus is baptized, tested and calling his disciples. There’s no birth narrative or family tree, instead in chapter...