by Carley Friesen | Apr 26, 2015 | News
Acts 2:41-47; Colossians 3:12-17 Things changed after Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. For a short time, there were frequent reports of people seeing the risen Christ in a variety of locations. Soon those reports became less frequent, until they ceased entirely. A...
by Carley Friesen | Apr 12, 2015 | News
John 20:19-23, Psalm 133 “Uprising” is an unusual way to describe resurrection. But it holds the complexity of Jesus’ rising up from the grave with the fact that his rising up also began an uprising among the followers of Jesus. Let’s put ourselves into the story of...
by Carley Friesen | Apr 5, 2015 | News
Easter, 2015 Luke 23:44-48; 24:1-11 It is Easter and I have been dealing with death this week. That may make more sense that it seems at first. It began Sunday night, when my friend, Parker, was chosen to be the one to find the suicide note of one of his best friends....
by Carley Friesen | Mar 29, 2015 | News
Exodus 6:2-8; Luke 22:7-20 It is time! Get the lamb. Roast it quickly over a fire. Stand around the fire and eat all of it, burn any scraps in the roasting fire. No time to bake bread. Make unleavened bread to eat with it, if you must. Throw together a simple salad of...
by Carley Friesen | Mar 22, 2015 | News
March 22, Fifth Sunday of Lent Exodus 12:14-20; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 The Rabbi of Berditchev understood that the Jews are a special people, perhaps better than most. One year, the morning before Passover would begin, the Rabbi asked that six silken scarves and six...
by Carley Friesen | Mar 21, 2015 | News
The MTPC Session has been working diligently to create priorities to guide our decision making and focus our work in 2015. On January 17th at an all day planning meeting, we engaged in activities to help us make lists of priorities and identify common goals. A small...
