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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…

An Article from Pastor Todd

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:09/08/2022
Post category:Weekly

“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on…

Claiming My Faith

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:08/18/2022
Post category:Weekly

The passage from Mark 9 follows a significant moment in the life of the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples Peter, James and John. The moment is literally a “mountain top…

An Article by Pastor Todd

Post author:Rev. Dr. Todd Anderson
Post published:07/21/2022
Post category:Weekly

Luke Chapter 11 is about a teaching between Jesus and his disciples. It begins after Jesus is praying in a “certain place.” A disciple asks for direction on prayer style…