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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...
Nov 25, 2021
What to Expect When You're Expecting: Magi
This year we are switching it up. Normally we explore the magi who came from the East after Christmas. This year they are beginning the...
Nov 18, 2021
A Practicable Faith
In the end, faith, a relationship, has practical and practicable skills. We close out the #faith series with a reminder that the...
Nov 12, 2021
Faith without Agenda
Jesus goes to eat at the home a religious leader. While he is eating there, a woman comes in to wash his feet and anoint him. The...
Nov 5, 2021
A Resilient Faith:Like Simon
Sometimes I find myself wondering how to bounce back from living like I had no faith. Simon is well-acquainted with denying his faith....
Oct 28, 2021
A Portable Faith:Like a Mustard Seed
Remember when cellphones came in bags that were difficult to consider truly “portable?” Now, cellphones fit in a pocket easily. Jesus...
Oct 21, 2021
Table Everywhere
Where is your table? Where do you go to be welcomed, accepted, loved, known, and transformed? God always has a place at the table for...
Oct 14, 2021
Table as Transformation
We are close to ending our series on the #table. I have found that being at table with others changes me. Zacchaeus found the same thing....
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