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January 29, 2012

Christmas Services

Christmas Eve Service:  7 p.m. with communion.  This is a quiet, reverent time in the beauty of the… [more]

Christmas Services Christmas Services

Pastor Bledsoe Publishes Two Collections of Sermons

  Pastor Bledsoe has published two collections of sermons, one devoted to the ten year anniversary… [more]

Pastor Bledsoe Publishes Two Collections of Sermons Pastor Bledsoe Publishes Two Collections of Sermons

Summer of Peace, Love and Faith

Summer time and the living is easy. . . Well, I hope it is an easier, less frantic time for you.  Some… [more]

Summer of Peace, Love and Faith Summer of Peace, Love and Faith

SOME THOUGHTS ON TERRENCE MALICK’S “THE TREE OF LIFE”

The thirty spokes unite in the one center; but it is on the empty space for the axle that the use of… [more]

SOME THOUGHTS ON TERRENCE MALICK’S “THE TREE OF LIFE” SOME THOUGHTS ON TERRENCE MALICK’S "THE TREE OF LIFE"

THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER WITHOUT A REALLY GOOD QUESTION

I learned this in my freshman year of college in 1972. I would sit in classes and be amazed at the questions… [more]

THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER WITHOUT A REALLY GOOD QUESTION THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER WITHOUT A REALLY GOOD QUESTION

Song: “Oh, What A Life! Oh, What A Peace”

On Sunday morning, the Music Director, Kevin Twine, stated that new songs were going to be introduced.… [more]

Song: “Oh, What A Life! Oh, What A Peace” Song: "Oh, What A Life! Oh, What A Peace"

Faith as a Race, The End of the World, and Cinnamon Rolls

Sunday’s sermon was devoted to the idea or analogy of faith as a race. We find this metaphor in the… [more]

Faith as a Race, The End of the World, and Cinnamon Rolls Faith as a Race, The End of the World, and Cinnamon Rolls

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Christmas Services

Christmas Eve Service:  7 p.m. with communion.  This is a quiet, reverent time in the beauty of the sanctuary to bring the treasure of our lives to the holy child. Christmas Day Worship:  10 a.m.  Join us for worship on Sunday at our usual time. This is a great way to begin Christmas day with [...]

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Pastor Bledsoe Publishes Two Collections of Sermons

  Pastor Bledsoe has published two collections of sermons, one devoted to the ten year anniversary of 9/11 entitled, “Sermons in War,” and another collection that is a sermon series devoted to “Great Themes in the Bible.” These are available for download as they are e-books.  You do not have to own a Kindle or [...]

Summer of Peace, Love and Faith

Summer time and the living is easy. . . Well, I hope it is an easier, less frantic time for you.  Some of us will take off for destinations that promise us rest or adventure.  Others of us will remain in city, hoping to put our feet up, listen a bit more closely to birds, [...]

SOME THOUGHTS ON TERRENCE MALICK’S “THE TREE OF LIFE”

The thirty spokes unite in the one center; but it is on the empty space for the axle that the use of the wheel depends. Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. The door and windows are cut out from the walls to form an apartment; [...]

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THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER WITHOUT A REALLY GOOD QUESTION

I learned this in my freshman year of college in 1972. I would sit in classes and be amazed at the questions some of my peers would ask during class. I read the same books they read. But I was not asking the same questions. At some point in my journey as a freshman, I [...]

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Song: “Oh, What A Life! Oh, What A Peace”

On Sunday morning, the Music Director, Kevin Twine, stated that new songs were going to be introduced. Riverside has a pretty good “first” choir. (The congregation is the first choir.) So, the new song is, “Oh, What A Life! Oh, What A Peace.” It is based on the tune of “And Can It Be That [...]

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Faith as a Race, The End of the World, and Cinnamon Rolls

Sunday’s sermon was devoted to the idea or analogy of faith as a race. We find this metaphor in the Apostle Paul and in Hebrews.  If you heard the sermon or read it online, you’ll see and understand why it is such a simple but excellent symbol for our life of faith.  Commitment, persistence, practice, [...]

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