by Carley Friesen | Jun 28, 2015 | News
Mark 12:28-34; Ephesians 3:14-21 “Wherever God’s Spirit is at work in the world, people are drawn more deeply to love… beginning with loving God.” This is the first sentence of McLaren’s chapter on Loving God [1]. I wondered if he was right, I still wonder. Is...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 21, 2015 | News
Acts 2:1-4, Exodus 3:1-5; 13:17-22; 19:16-18 Fire is useful. Fire is dangerous. Fire is a powerful force. It has many uses: It gives heat and light which allows creation to live. It is good for cooking, cleaning, renewal. It is has a drawing power to it. We love its...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 14, 2015 | News
Galatians 5:13-26 This is the season of the Spirit. The longest season of the church year. Longest because it is where we live everyday, not the hurry and rush of the holidays. It does not have the magic of Christmas, nor the spring burst of Easter. It is the season...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 7, 2015 | News
Colossians 3:15-17, John 15:1-8 The wind can be blowing, but if we don’t have our sails up, we won’t be able to catch the wind and let it take us somewhere. The sap can be flowing through the vine, but if the branch is broken off, it starves and withers away. If you...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 4, 2015 | News
Friday, June 26 from 7:30-9 p.m. Mt. Tabor Church Sanctuary Director: Jim Day Please join us for this concert where the musicians of Mt. Tabor will explore the human spirit’s reach for the divine, in a variety of styles from ancient, to baroque to jazz, to folk....
by Carley Friesen | May 31, 2015 | News
A Sermon by Pastor Carley on Trinity Sunday 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...
