A Song from Church of the Holy Cross: October 4, 2023
The video above will stream live at 11:00 AM HAST on Wednesday, October 4. It will be available as a recording afterward. You may need to click “Play” to launch the video.
Sermon: The Humble Deity
October 1, 2023 Philippians 2:1-13Matthew 21:23-32 “Paul’s rhetorical purpose,” writes Troy Troftgruben at Working Preacher, “is primarily to give a pattern of thinking and living for believers in Philippi — one grounded in the way of Jesus.” So, what’s the pattern? Mutual love, which he describes as concern for the interests of others. Humility that […]
Worship for October 1, 2023
The video will stream live beginning a few minutes before 10:00 AM on Sunday, October 1, 2023. You may need to click Play to launch the stream. You can also watch the recorded video at this same place at any time afterward. This is World Communion Sunday. If you are worshiping at home, please prepare […]
Pastor’s Corner: Head Spinning
September 27, 2023 Some of you know that I have been really struggling with the calendar this month of September. Because the first of September was on a Friday, the month was barely half over when the third Sunday went by. I tend to assume that the second Sunday in a month will fall before […]
What I’m Thinking: The Humble God
We frequently sing of the majesty of God – but not so much of the humility of God. Here’s a transcript: I’m thinking about the second chapter of Paul’s letter to the Philippians (Philippians 2:1-13). This moment appears in a lot of Paul’s letters, a moment in which he urged his readers to be of […]
A Song from Church of the Holy Cross: September 27
The video above will stream live at 11:00 AM HAST on Wednesday, September 27. It will be available as a recording afterward. You may need to click “Play” to launch the video.
Sermon: The Price of Success
September 24, 2023 Jonah 3:10-4:11Matthew 20:1-16 Let’s sit with Jonah for just a minute and consider the price of success. God called Jonah to urge the residents of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire, to repent their evil ways. Assyria was one of the great empires of northern Mesopotamia, and had a reputation for great […]
Worship for September 24, 2023
The video will stream live beginning a few minutes before 10:00 AM on Sunday, September 24, 2023. You may need to click Play to launch the stream. You can also watch the recorded video at this same place at any time afterward. Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross’s live stream of its worship service […]
Pastor’s Corner: UCC Associations
September 20, 2023 I hope you can indulge me in a geeky moment of United Church of Christ Polity. (Even “Polity” is a geeky word. In most organizations, they’d use the word “governance” or “organization.” But I digress.) We’re familiar with the local church, of course. We’ve heard of the denomination, and many are aware […]
What I’m Thinking: What God Can Give
Jesus told a story about wages and negotiations. What if it was about love? Here’s a transcript: I’m thinking about the twentieth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel (Matthew 20:1-16. It begins with one of Jesus’ stories, one which we usually call, “The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard.” In the story, a landowner goes out […]
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