Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and the First Sunday after Epiphany He will not fail or be discouraged… (Isaiah 42:1-9) An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream… (Matthew 1:18-25) Our first song comes from the
Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me. (Psalm 138) For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken. (Luke 5:1-11) Carrie Newcomer is
Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Third Sunday after Epiphany: To give them… the oil of gladness. (Isaiah 61:1-6) He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives… (Luke 4:14-21) In 1968 a group called “The Rascals” released one of the songs we’ll
Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Second Sunday after Epiphany: For the Lord delights in you. (Isaiah 62:1-5) You have kept the good wine until now. (John 2:1-11) Peter Mayer is a singer-songwriter from Minnesota. He is not to be confused with another musician
I couldn’t even see my hand in front of my face, it was so dark. My partner and I were standing deep inside the bowels of a mountain in Montana. One of the excursions we had taken on this day of our vacation was to
Reading for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany and the 11th Sunday after Pentecost: Jeremiah 1:4-7 Some people are reluctant servants. I suspect some of God’s most reluctant servants are found in the heart of the queer community. When I think of how reluctant we can
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Transfiguration Sunday (Last Sunday before Lent): 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-10 This morning’s song comes from one of my heroes, Melissa Etheridge. Born in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1961, Melissa hit the big time in
Clarendon Presbyterian Church, Arlington, Va. Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: 2 Kings 5:1-14, Mark 1:40-45 Sometimes it takes stories to interpret and understand stories. That was my experience this week as I wrestled with the healing stories we’ve just heard from 2 Kings
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Third Sunday after Epiphany: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20 I was a sailor, I was lost at sea I was under the waves, before love rescued me I was a fighter, I could turn
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 6:17-26 Back in 1998, a well known politician made a bizarre statement. Now, I know that’s not anything unusual, and I would only have to look