Posts by Greg Yarnell

“The Social Currency of Meals” Let’s begin by reviewing what we just heard in I Corinthians, Chapter Eight. The issue: food offered to idols. The question is whether people can eat this food or not. We have heard the expression “You are what you eat.” The question is will eating “unclean” food, food offered to…

Claim the Promise The reading for today is from the second chapter of Luke. We learn from this reading that the Law of Moses requires Mary to take Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem and present him to the Lord to be consecrated. This is according to the law of Moses. Mary and Joseph are…

Peace Is The Way John is a voice crying in the wilderness “Prepare the Way of the Lord.” Preaching the message of repentance and the forgiveness of sins. Surely this is not the way of the world. The way of the world teaches us that might makes right. The winner takes all. If history is…

“Unshakeable Love” November 11, used to be called “Armistice Day.” because on November 11, 1918, at 11:00 in the morning, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. It was the first step toward ending World War I. When I was in grade school, if November 11, was on a school day, we all stood…

Thoughts on War and Peace Events in Palestine and Israel weigh on our hearts as we meet here today in worship. In response to the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, Israel has unleashed a bombing attack on Palestine that has been compared to the bombing of Dresden in World War II. Aljazeera reports…