Sermons

   8/29/2010   THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATER - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"Several years ago when Aaron and I went to Israel and the Palestine with a group of pastors, we renewed our wedding vows at the chapel in Cana of Galilee. It was a nice moment and one we wanted to remember for a long time. We brought home a ..."

   8/22/2010   SET FREE - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"Are you a blog reader? They have blogs for everything now, you know. There are cooking blogs, like the “Julie and Julia” one that was made into a movie. There are sports blogs and political blogs and, yes, even sermon blogs. Over the past several ..."

   8/15/2010   DISTURBING THE PEACE - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"Last night Aaron and I were at a wedding reception, and when we weren't on the dance floor we were seated next to an Episcopalian couple. At one point in our conversation we were asked, "Does your church follow the same set of readings as our ..."

   8/8/2010   RICH IN THINGS AND POOR IN SOUL - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"I grew up in a household where much of our evening time was spent gardening. I spent many hours stringing, breaking, and helping to can green beans. My thumbs have been sore from wrestling October beans out of their shells. I have hurt my back, ..."

   7/25/2010   Name Change - Rev. Bernard W. Nord

""Jez-re-el," "Lo-ruhamah," "Lo-ammi," how'd you like your recently married son or daughter to call you up and tell you they've given your first grandchild one of those? Wow! How'd you like to grow up having one of those? They're even worse than ..."

   7/18/2010   ONCE IN A CERTAIN VILLAGE - Rev. Bernard W. Nord

"Robert Brawley, who is a Bible professor friend of ours and taught at McCormick Seminary when I worked there, believes the best way to understand this wonderful little story of Mary, the dreamer and lover, and her sister, the obsessive-compulsive ..."

   7/11/2010   THE MEASURE OF FAITH - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"A couple of years ago Aaron and I visited the "Newseum," in Washington, D.C. My favorite exhibit was the gallery of Pulitzer prize-winning photographs. Images can show us things we cannot otherwise grasp, like the beauty of outer space or the ..."

   7/4/2010   INSIDE, OUTSIDE, UPSIDE-DOWN - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"You have to love the way scripture lays out a story. Today's Old Testament story has details that immediately draw us in, elements that make it absolutely contemporary, even though it happened long ago and far away. When I was reading the story ..."