Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings: Go, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth… (1 Kings 21:1-21) Your faith has saved you… (Luke 7:36-8:3) Country singer Brad Paisley was born in West Virginia and wrote his first song at age 12. By the time he was
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost: Daniel 12:1-13, Mark 13:1-8 The rock group R.E.M. got its start in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 after singer Michael Stipe and guitarist Pete Buck met at a record store
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 104, Mark 10:35-45 Bob Dylan was born May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minn., as Robert Allan Zimmerman. He formed several bands as a teenager, but was discovered in
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings: 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Year A): Philippians 2:1-13 16th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B): Mark 8:27-38 Our song this morning comes from a country music legend named Tom T. Hall. Born in 1936 in Oak
Preached August 9, 2009 at Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, SC Readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost: John 6:35-51 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 This morning’s song is from 1982. It was the first major hit for Crosby, Stills and Nash in roughly five
MCC Seattle, Wash. Readings for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost: James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-24 I want to start off by saying that there are no bad guys in Mark 7:1-24. The Pharisees and the lawyers that confront Jesus about the behavior of his disciples do
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 the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-21 This morning’s song comes from our hymnal and, compared with other songs within these pages, it’s a relatively new song. “In the Bulb There is
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, Mark 4:26-34 Today’s song is “Hammer and a Nail” by the Indigo Girls from their third album Nomads, Indians and Saints, released in 1990. Clearing webs
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30 Take these shoes Click clacking down some dead end street Take these shoes, And make them fit Take this shirt, Polyester white trash made