2014

The Forgiveness Equation

September 14, 2014
Matthew 18:21-35
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Our son Simon is 9 months old and it is a fun age.  He is all over the place, crawling and climbing and getting into anything he can.  He is […]

Article 14 and Matthew 18 in 2014

September 07, 2014
Matthew 18:15-20
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When I turned to the lectionary for this week and saw that the gospel is this text from Matthew 18 I wanted to laugh, and scream, and cry. Really? The […]

God-fearing Midwives

August 31, 2014
Exodus 1:8-2:10
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Sometimes I think about the children born in this country after September 11, 2001. I wonder how they view the world. They only know a country at war. In addition […]

Doggin’ Jesus

August 17, 2014
Matthew 15:21-28
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Jesus is trying to get in the zone. He has a mountainous, twenty mile walk ahead of him to get to Tyre and Sidon. He is exhausted from the intense […]

Again And Again

August 10, 2014
Ephesians 4:1-3, 22-32; Luke 11:33-36
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As you may have become aware already, the service this morning is being brought to you by members of the Safe Congregation committee.  The Safe Congregation committee is the committee […]

Lest We Forget

August 03, 2014
Genesis 32:22-31; Romans 9:1-5
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This past week saw the start of a war full of unseen consequences, or so was the case 100 years ago. 28 July 1914 saw the first declaration of war, […]

The Reign Of God Is Like . . .

July 27, 2014
Psalm 78:2-4; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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The past few weeks we have heard quite a few of Jesus’parables that are included in the gospel of Matthew. I have struggled, along with the disciples, to understand these […]

Is HMC A Living Contradiction?

July 13, 2014
Psalm 119:105-112; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:18-23
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I. Our Unofficial Identity Statement Hyattsville Mennonite is a Christ-centered welcoming church committed to peace and justice. How do I know this? you ask. I’ve been going here for years, […]

Messy Mercy

June 29, 2014
Genesis 22:1-14
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When the lectionary offered up Genesis 22 as the text for this Sunday, I paused and shook my head, what is one to say about this story?  It is distressing, […]

O Nineveh

June 22, 2014
Jonah Chapters 1-4
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At a Crossroads Stuck at a fork in the road between God’s call and fear We meet Jonah You met me But what fear? To go, I think not He […]