We wrestle to understand the complexities of our God. We show a determination to be God’s people (though admittedly, we have our good days and bad days). God notices that determination. God notices our stubborn desire to live in covenant. And God smiles. And God offers blessing. And even when we fail to live into God’s covenant, God remains our God. God offers us grace and love. And it seems to me this process continues each time the sun rises and sets.
Can You See Where You Are Going?
When we come to praise our Maker, we proclaim that God is present in our lives. When we come to praise our Maker, we proclaim that God matters. And when we come to praise our maker, we proclaim, however difficult it may sometimes be to admit, that a power much, much bigger than us is at work in the world. And that power is good and decent and pure and whole and EVERLASTING!!! And our every action should acknowledge such a power.
Why Must It Be Laz or Us?
The chasm continues in the next realm. The rich man, even in an other-worldly dimension, barks out orders. Have Lazarus bring me some water. Upon learning there’s no relief for himself, he insists that someone tell his five brothers so that they can avoid the same fate. But again, there is a chasm. He’s really seeking to maintain a sense of control by ensuring the system is perpetuated by those who share his privileged status.
Reasons to Rejoice
Reasons to Rejoice Pentecost Fourteen, 9/14/2025 Bob Stillerman Luke 15:1-10 Bulletin | Sermon Text Luke 15:1-10 15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. 15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 15:3 So Jesus told them […]
Choose Life
If we are going to choose life, Millbrook, that is, if we are going to be a people covenanted to God and neighbor, our lives cannot continue to be lives defined by the things, the people, and the lands, and even the ideas we occupy. Ours must be lives, defined by the things, and the people, and the places, and the ideas that are experienced AND shared together in God’s presence. In other words, the land of promise can have no borders, can have no barriers, can have no limitations, if it is indeed one that reflects the God who offers it.
Station-Centered Worship
Station-Centered Worship on a Weekend of Rest Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, 8/31/2025 Jesus reminds Matthew’s community, and ours as well: 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and […]