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Holy Awe

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:05/10/2023
Post category:Weekly

When was a time in your life you were in awe of something or someone? Awe of course has come to me in other points of my life. Psalm 8…

Holy Ground

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:04/13/2023
Post category:Weekly

I love gardening. This time of year is intoxicating! I love seeds and plant alot of them. The smell of flowers and trees in bloom is a reminder of the…

Procession

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:03/30/2023
Post category:Weekly

Palm Sunday is filled with pageantry and excitement, at least that is what I remember from my childhood. In one of our churches, we had a wooden colt that was…

The Widow’s Mite or is it Might?

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:03/16/2023
Post category:Weekly

You remember this story from your childhood. It was told in a certain way “She gave all that she had”. A lovely tale of how the poor have more faith…

Mark 11:15-19 Holy Anger

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:02/23/2023
Post category:Weekly

Holy Anger, that puts a nice spin on it doesn’t it? Jesus and the disciples are just arriving in town. Jesus takes the lead heads to the Temple and tears…

Leadership Lessons

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:02/09/2023
Post category:Weekly

Exodus 16: 2-15 and Exodus 18: 10-27 Have you ever lifted a lid from a pot on the stove and asked out loud, “What is it?” Well you are not…

Beloved Community

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:01/13/2023
Post category:Weekly

The notion of Beloved Community struck the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King early in his work in the civil rights movement and continued to expand over time. It is very…

The Child Who Leads Us to Peace

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:12/02/2022
Post category:Weekly

How many times is Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, mentioned in the Bible? I remember that question in a Bible Quiz in Sunday School when I was in high…

Offering Our Gifts: Rev. Dr. Todd D. Anderson

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:10/20/2022
Post category:Weekly

Nearly a third of everything Jesus said in the Gospels has to deal with money and positions. Many Christians prefer to avoid the topic altogether, suggesting that money and finances…

Young woman standing lakeside on jetty having a look at magical cloudscape and sunset colors.

Stewards of Abundant Life: Offering Our Prayers

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:09/28/2022
Post category:Weekly

World Communion Sunday began at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1933. The Rev. Hugh Thompson Kerr and his congregation sought to demonstrate the interconnectedness of Christian churches, regardless…