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“Righteousness”

During the times of Jesus, the Pharisees had become people who were not trusted. The origin of the word “Pharisees” meant “separated...

“The Beatitudes”

This week, I looked up the gun violence archive and was shocked. There was no mass shooting on January 25. I thought it must be a delay...

“Fresh Start”

Each new year, we give ourselves an opportunity to get a new start by setting aside all that happened in the previous year. A new year...

Happy New Year!

Reminder: This Sunday, January 1, we will not meet for worship. Due to many having scheduling conflicts, we are inviting everyone to...

"Christmas Letter"

Just before Thanksgiving, as I was working in the church building, the doorbell rang. At the front door was a community member I...

“Celebrating Christmas”

Were you aware that Christians once banned Christmas? From the mid-1500s, Puritan leaders voiced objections to “frivolous additions” to...

“Was Jesus Born on December 25?”

Christmas is the biggest celebration of the modern Christian Church, but the early church had a strong opposition to recognizing the...

“Advent”

This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, a season of four Sundays before Christmas Day, and it usually begins on Thanksgiving weekend....

History of Indigenous People’s Day

Since 1970, a group of people of the First Nation and their supporters has gathered at noon on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a...

“Home”

November is Native American Heritage Month, and this Sunday is Hunger and Homeless Sunday in the liturgical calendar for some churches....

“Reformation”

A Catholic priest in the small town sent his complaints against the Pope and the Catholic Church on October 31, 1517. Martin Luther sent...

"Living for Others"

For the past ten days, Los Angeles has been rocked by the leaked recording of the racist comment-laden secret power-grabbing meeting of...

Pentecost

“Resilience”

“Cultural Shift”