This is our third week following the story of Abraham, Sarah and their descendants. God called these two to leave their home and journey with God. God entered a covenant with them and promised them three things: many, many descendants; land to live on; and God promised to be with them always—blessing them so that […]
This is our third week hearing stories from the Hebrew Bible, which we call the Old Testament. Last week we heard the story of Abraham and Sarah who were called by God to leave their home and set out on a journey with God. God covenants with them and promises three things: from them will […]
One of the things I love about the Old Dutch Church is that we’re pretty cool. This is a cool church, as they go. Some churches are pretty lame, boring. Not this one. There are some really cool people here— we’re a delightful mix of artists, farmers, philosophers, sinners, saints, and weirdos. Our historic building […]
This past week I came across the story of a minister who was giving a children’s sermon about this flood story. After telling the story, she asked the kids to close their eyes and use their imaginations: “What do you see, what do you smell, what do you hear?,” she asked. Without skipping a beat, […]