Thin Places

Matthew 3:13-17 “Remember your baptism and be thankful.” These lines are part of many traditional Presbyterian worship services. In some communities, they are part of each celebration of the Lord’s Supper. They are spoken at the beginning of presbytery, as the font,...

Of Stars and Other Guidance

Matthew 2:1-12 The main reason why I finally broke down and got a smart phone was that I wanted to have access to GPS. The hand-me-down Garmin I was using was cumbersome and failing. I wanted to be able to get help to go where I wanted to go. I already had a nice...

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

7pm in the sanctuary at Mt. Tabor Church It is such a big part of the season – passing the light of hope and peace from hand to hand, singing, telling the story. Please be part of the light.

Hope: the Mary & Elizabeth Story

Luke 1:39-56 The old woman shuffled around the fire pit in the lean-to which sufficed for a kitchen. Propping herself on a cane, she bent down to check on the dough baking on the hot stones. “Zechariah, I am getting too old for this!” (She continued muttering to...

Preparing a Place

Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:26-38 We celebrate, as a culture, those who burn the candle at both ends — the devoted teacher who brings the essays home each night to grade, the young associate who works 80-hour weeks to make partner, the parents who selflessly donate their...