Author name: Janet Bauman

John 3: 1-17 How many of you will admit to being afraid of the dark? In our culture, especially in our Western, more industrialized, urban settings, we tend to fear the dark, and so we turn on the street lights, porch lights and lights in our homes so we can eliminate or at

Gospel of Mark Scripture Collage – Healing Stories COVID. Arthritis. Cataracts. Shingles. Diabetes. Autoimmune disorders. Migraines. These are all ailments we deal with. Heart Disease. Cancer. Alzeimers and Dementia. Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s. We know the path of aging is not for the faint of heart. Depression. Anxiety. The twin afflictions of our

Isaiah 60:1-3; Matthew 2:1-12 Introduction “Arise! Shine for your light has come!” (Isaiah 60:1). Did any of you witness the sunrise this morning? What was it like in your corner of the world? Isaiah uses the image of the sunrise breaking over the horizon to describe the light and warmth of God’s love washing

Restoration is Near: Longing and Waiting Isaiah 35 Introduction Have any of you ever taken part in a restoration project? Maybe you restored a piece of antique furniture, an old car, or an antique tractor. Or maybe you restored the hardwood floors or the natural woodwork in an old house. Maybe it was

Psalm 85 Introduction Partway down the slope of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, there is a chapel called Dominus Flevit, which translated, means “the Lord wept.” The chapel is constructed in the shape of a teardrop, marking the location of Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem. This “teardrop chapel” commemorates the story of

Isaiah 52:6-7; Exodus 3:1-6 Introduction When I was a kid growing up on the farm, summers were about bare feet–the freedom and the ease of it–just to run outside without bothering to put on shoes or boots. In spring, we couldn’t wait for that first warm day to leave our shoes behind and walk