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Nov 29, 2020
Christmas Box Challenge
Join us in giving back during this season by decorating a box and placing non-perishable food items in the box each day. It can be a...
Nov 26, 2020
Hurry Up!
After 8 months of pandemic, we are getting the feeling of what it means to wait. Sometimes waiting is exciting; sometimes waiting is...
Nov 19, 2020
So, Four Guys Remove a Roof...
There are stories that begin with "three people walk into a bar..." It is, however, the rare story that begins with "four guys lower...
Nov 12, 2020
What's the Catch?
We continue the Beginning the Path: We Start Where We Are with a fish story. Jesus begins his ministry in Mark with calling two fishermen...
Apr 30, 2020
so that you may believe
This week we will continue with the gospel of John. The last two verses in chapter 20 (30-31) say there’s more, a LOT more that could be...
Apr 23, 2020
unless i see...
I have spent a lifetime coming to know Thomas as the doubtful disciple, the one who demanded a sign in order to "believe." The...
Mar 19, 2020
See What Love…
1 John is a letter to a community with identity issues. So, who are they and what is the true message? What is their communal identity?...
Mar 16, 2020
Soul Space-Online on Tuesday, March 17 at 8:00PM
Soul Space is a weekly, reflective worship experience on Tuesdays at 8:00PM. (currently it is an online experience only!) It is...
Mar 16, 2020
Online Centering Prayer, Tuesday, March 17
Saint James invites you to join us for centering prayer at 7:00PM. There is a gathering, brief teaching, and then 20 minutes of sitting...
Mar 14, 2020
NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP March 15 and March 23
The bishop of the Virginia Annual Conference (of which we are part) has requested all United Methodist Churches in Virginia be closed for...
Mar 12, 2020
Don’t Love the World?
1 John 2:15-17. What does it mean to “love the world?” And why is it “bad?” I mean, we have been talking about how LOVE is a good thing;...
Mar 12, 2020
Saint James Status for Sunday, March 15
Saint James will be open for worship on Sunday. We will be taking added precautions: No popcorn, coffee, or tea will be served. You are...
Feb 27, 2020
Rise to the Call
1 John 1. The first week of readings invites us into a world loved and created by God- through Jesus. So, is this just esoteric theology...
Feb 20, 2020
Incandescent Jesus?
Matthew tells the story of Peter, James, and John (Jesus’s followers) on a mountain with Jesus. In itself that is not all that unusual...
Feb 13, 2020
More from Paul to Corinth
This weekend we are fortunate to hear a word from Devon Blake as our message Sunday. I am looking forward to hearing her preach! Join us...
Feb 6, 2020
To Know Nothing
After the “foolishness” of last week, we turn to the message Paul delivers. So what wisdom does he bring? Christ and Christ crucified....
Jan 30, 2020
The Foolishness of Faith
In his letter to Corinth, Paul opens fairly quickly with the “foolishness of the cross.” What could he mean? Is he saying we are fools...
Jan 24, 2020
Nurturing the Space Within: Obedience
In our final week of our series based on The Monkhood of all Believers we’re going to talk about the vow of obedience. It doesn’t mean...
Jan 10, 2020
A Vow of Poverty
I admit it: this first vow does not sound very “attractive.” Further, it may sound a little counter-intuitive. Would God really want me...
Jan 2, 2020
Nurturing the Space Within
This week we begin a series on The Monk-hood of All Believers. Lest you be dissuaded by this series title, this series is for anyone....
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