by Carley Friesen | Jul 3, 2016 | News
2 Kings 5:1-14; Luke 10:1-11, 16-24 God’s power is among us. It doesn’t take any special ordination, though that is a beautiful expression of the coming of the Spirit. It doesn’t take any special degrees, family heritage, maturity, or youth. God is simply among us,...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 12, 2016 | News
Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-50 I don’t like this guy, Simon. Don’t you agree? He is arrogant, judgmental, self-righteous. He looks down on this woman. He looks down on Jesus for not treating the woman with the disdain he thinks she deserves. He seems like the kind of...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 5, 2016 | News
Luke 9:10-17; 1 Kings 17:8-16 Many years before this story takes place, the people of Israel spent forty years in the desert. They had been miraculously released from Pharaoh’s control. Miracle after miracle spared them, while it devastated their oppressors. Even at...
by Carley Friesen | May 22, 2016 | News
Genesis 1:1-5; John 1:1-5 I was listening to a Jewish Rabbi at a conference some years ago. He said something like this: “We Jews believe in one God. This is the foundational truth of our faith. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Christians believe in...
by Carley Friesen | May 15, 2016 | News
Romans 8:14-23 & Acts 2:1-21 At the risk of being cliche, I begin our story today with: “It was a wild and windy day.” I know, it is reminiscent of the poster-child for bad story starters, “it was a dark and stormy night.” Famous writer, Snoopy, began every one of...
by Carley Friesen | May 11, 2016 | News
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church is now a participant in Fred Meyer’s cash rebate program. Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. So, we hope you will...
