Sermons Cast Your NetThe Hard Work of Hope: Incarnation #1 November 29, 2020The four weeks of Advent mark the beginning of the liturgical year. In 2020, the saints at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights will be exploring the concept of incarnation – how is it that God has become us? What does it mean to think of the Holy as being enfleshed? On November 29, we looked […]Singing During a Pandemic November 22, 2020Christ the King Sunday is the final Sunday of the liturgical year. Yes, in church, we get out of 2020 five weeks sooner than we do with the civil calendar. Let’s do it! On November 22, 2020, the saints at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights celebrated this Sunday with the sacrament of Baptism and a […]Changing My Mind: What About Them? November 15, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Changing My Mind: Vote for Me! November 8, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Changing My Mind: No Wonder November 1, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Changing My Mind: The Problem With Purity October 25, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Changing My Mind: God Said It, I Believe It, Right? October 18, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Changing My Mind: Why Did Jesus Have to Die? October 4, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Changing My Mind: The Job Description September 27, 2020As the world struggles with the effects of COVID-19, and as the USA engages in one of the most vitriolic election seasons in history, I’ve been taking stock of the ways in which my life of faith has changed/grown/matured in the past three decades. I was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in […]Hanging In and Holding On September 20, 2020The saints at the First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are seeking to be faithful to God and neighbor through the the red-hot mess that is 2020. At the beginning of July we began a series of messages that consider the relationship between stress, anxiety, and faith, and the call to live well in the midst of […]
