“Course Requirements: Love Kindness” Matthew 7:13-14; Micah 6:8; Micah 7:18-20 Rev. Tasha Blackburn September 16, 2018 A lot of harsh words are shared in the book of Micah. “It will be night for you,” God says through the prophet. “I will hide my face from you…I will cut down your cities…I will exact anger in […]
“Course Requirements: Following Jesus on the Narrow Road” Matthew 7:13-14; Micah 6:8; Micah 4:3-7 Rev. Tasha Blackburn September 9, 2018 On any given day most of us do the opposite of what Jesus teaches here in Matthew 6. He has come to the end of his Sermon on the Mount and he offers these directions: […]
“Stacking Stones” Psalm 66 Rev. Tasha Blackburn May 27, 2018 On this Memorial Day weekend, I want to talk about memory. Specifically, I want to talk about stones. We have a tradition of sending flowers to a funeral or to the house of someone who is grieving. And we continue that tradition on holidays […]
“Dig Through” Grown-up Bible Stories: Part 4 John 15:12-15; Mark 2:1-5 Rev. Tasha Blackburn May 6, 2018 This story is a favorite for Children’s Sunday School classrooms and it probably is because of two things: popsicle sticks and friendship. This event in Mark is so descriptive and action-packed that it is the perfect opportunity […]
“Askesis and Whale Belly” Grown-up Bible Stories: Part 2 Psalm 91:14-16; Jonah, excerpts Rev. Tasha Blackburn April 22, 2018 If we were to put one picture on the children’s Sunday School flannel graph board of our imagination–one picture to tell the story of Jonah—we would have to put the whale. It is the most iconic […]