April 18, 2019
As we celebrate Easter Sunday, we focus upon the opening of the empty tomb. This mysterious, specific moment provides a seminal turning point for mankind, where things would never be the same on the other side of the equation. Pastor Ben Trawick’s sermon, “Then a Miracle Occurs.” for your reflection.
April 14, 2019
As we arrive at Holy Week, Pastor Ben Trawick, in his sermon, “An Ironic, Irenic Messiah,” discusses enacting of liturgy and the meaning behind it. In short, we know what certain actions symbolize and what is required of us, whether it is Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, or the Nationals scoring a run.
March 24, 2019
In today’s scripture reading, Jesus shares three parables about being lost. But what does it mean in today’s day and age to be lost? What does God do about it? Find the answer in Pastor Ben Trawick’s sermon, “Selva Oscura (The Dark Wood).”
March 17, 2019
It’s the same old song – another violent attack on a place of worship stemming from intolerance and extremism. What can we do to stop the hatred? Perhaps as the Bible says, we should sing a new song unto the Lord. A powerful sermon from Pastor Ben Trawick, “A Song from a Different Sea.”
March 10, 2019
As Jesus suffered temptation in the wilderness, depictions of how this happened has varied through the ages. How it actually occurred may make the difference of how we experience our own relationship with Jesus. Pastor Ben Trawick’s latest sermon, “The Temptation of a Lesser Kingdom.”
February 3, 2019
When Jesus returned to Nazareth to teach, the people went from amazement to rage in a matter of a few bible verses. To quote Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, “Boy, that escalated quickly.” Why? Find out by listening to Pastor Ben Trawick’s sermon, “Kingdom Commencement.”
January 27, 2019
With the proliferation of social media, our community and social interactions are incredibly different today from what they were not so long ago. Perhaps a full scale cleanup of the ecosystem is in order, just like the kind that saved the island fox. A particularly thought-provoking and poignant sermon from Pastor Ben Trawick this week, “Back From the Brink.”
