by Carley Friesen | Sep 15, 2019 | News
Exodus 32:1-14; Luke 15:11-32 “I will NEVER forgive him!” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard that. Then it continues: “And I don’t think I SHOULD forgive him. Some things should never be forgiven.” So goes the common wisdom of our day. I hear it most often...
by Carley Friesen | Sep 8, 2019 | News
Hebrews 13:1-5, 16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 “I am so busy!” We hear that complaint all the time! Or is it a brag? Busy-ness is a sign of our value – to ourselves or others. We measure a person’s value, typically, by what they accomplish. I am frequently the speaker of...
by Carley Friesen | Sep 1, 2019 | News
Matthew 11:28-30; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 “Welcome to Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, a Bridge Building congregation partnered with the Neighborhood to create Taborspace – an event venue and coffee house dedicated to creating connected community.” The first time I...
by Carley Friesen | Aug 25, 2019 | News
Ephesians 4:1-6, 15-16, 29-32 We are a bridge building congregation. We proclaim it on our entry wall and on our Russell wing bulletin board. Our own words challenge us to live in a particular way in the world of separation, difference and exclusion. To live a life of...
by Carley Friesen | Aug 18, 2019 | News
Psalm 24 This week I found out that I am really out of date. I googled “I messages” and got information about game-playing apps. Really? I thought. Are they still marketing games on such an old idea? Well, no. IMessaging is an IPhone alternative to text messaging....
by Carley Friesen | Aug 11, 2019 | News
Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Philippians 2:3-4; James 1:19 We are a bridge building congregation. We have written it in bold in the lobby of the church. Everyone who enters here is greeted by these words proclaiming that we are a bridge building congregation. Go look! So are...
