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Apr 21, 2022

Without a Doubt

Is there is such thing as having no doubts? We have a person in Thomas who has been caricatured as "the Doubter." I was raised...

Apr 14, 2022

New Life is Catching

Easter is a central celebration in our life together as Christians. #Death does not get the final word. Still there is no new life...

Apr 14, 2022

Good Friday

Good Friday is perhaps the least "joyful" of the Christian holy-days. Still, it's vital. As we head into the last days before Easter,...

Apr 7, 2022

Judgement Seat

I often find myself in the seat of judgment, quickly dispensing my own determinations about what is right and wrong with the world and...

Mar 31, 2022

Dismal Fasting

We rarely talk about fasting. I hear about fasting and cleansing among folks interested in their health and not-so-much in church. The...

Mar 24, 2022

Open and Pour: Prayer

"Show up for prayer; don't make a show out of prayer." Over the years, I have talked about and practiced prayer a lot (sometimes more of...

Mar 17, 2022

After the Wilderness...

Jesus spent a "long time" in the wilderness. What is his next move? Luke tells us his next stop is his home town. Jesus figures out who...

Mar 11, 2022

Clarity and Meaning

We are leaping from our study of #stories in the Hebrew Bible to studying some of the stories of #Jesus. This week we take up Jesus in...

Feb 25, 2022

I want what I want

Last week we took a glance at the Hebrew people trying to settle into the Promised Land under the perceived leadership of God with the...

Feb 18, 2022

When Weak Is Strong

One set of stories from the Bible includes an early kind of leader called a "judge." The stories of the judges are remembered and told in...

Feb 3, 2022

Message from Mark Hayes

On Sunday we will hear a message from Mark Hayes. Mark has been at Saint James for a number of years and has served as the Chair of...

Jan 28, 2022

Being Surprised by the Story

Moses was minding his own business (really his father-in-law's business) which was tending sheep. Nothing about Moses would give him a...

Jan 14, 2022

Purpose and Meaning Is in Our Story

In our story there is a repeated call to see our meaning and purpose. Even as we are called and sent, there is an underlying meaning to...

Jan 6, 2022

Knowledge Is Not All-That

The second story has three major characters and a minor one. Adam, Eve, and God play the lead roles and the serpent plays a minor one. It...

Dec 30, 2021

New Story Series Begins January 2

The Bible is full of stories that are meant to give us hope, teach us who we are, and help us on the path to find meaning in life. We...

Dec 24, 2021

Late Christmas Night-Zoom at 11PM

We have made it a tradition to celebrate Christmas Eve with an additional 11PM Eastern worship time. For a second year, we will do that...

Dec 23, 2021

Christmas Eve- 7:00PM

Saint James is celebrating Christmas Eve online and carefully in-person. We will shorten our worship, wear our masks, and keep the doors...

Dec 16, 2021

What to expect when you're expecting: the "Inn"

So what about when you're expecting a place to land when you're in a strange place and that is not what happens? What can we learn from a...

Dec 9, 2021

What to Expect when You're Expecting:Mary & Joseph

Neither Mary nor Joseph appears on face value to be other than a simple first century peasant. That is not the end of the story. What is...

Dec 2, 2021

What to Expect when You're Expecting: Shepherds

The shepherds are doing what shepherds do: shepherding. Suddenly, angels appear in the sky and announce a new birth. What can you expect...