Sermons

   1/22/2012   The Things That Are Left Behind - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"The call of Jonah and the call of the first disciples; Sometimes you have to wonder what the lectionary committee is thinking and other times you are certain they are all sitting back smirking thinking about us poor preachers trying to hold the ..."

   1/15/2012   Paying Attention - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

""Poetry, the world's oldest literary form, has all but disappeared from our public consciousness." That's the statement on the cover of today's Washington Post Magazine, and it is immediately followed by a provocative question: DO WE CARE? I had ..."

   1/8/2012   In The Beginning, God Spoke - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"On Christmas Eve 1968 people around the world gathered to watch grainy television images of the earth as they were recorded by the three astronauts aboard Apollo 8. To mark the occasion of humanity's first trip to and orbit around the moon, the ..."

   12/18/2011   Found Willing - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"The scene between Mary and the angel Gabriel is one of the most familiar parts of the birth narrative in Luke's gospel. We have seen it in Christmas pageants with little kids who have no idea what they are saying and in youth living nativities, ..."

   12/11/2011   Found Faithful - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"Lighting the pink candle today, the joy candle, means that we are right in the heart of Advent and moving on toward Christmas. This is a season of many shared joys - everything from the excitement of young children to the beauty of decorations that ..."

   12/4/2011   Found At Peace - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

""Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace..." These words come from a letter which was circulated among congregations in the early church but they could have been written in any time. The ..."

   11/27/2011   Found Awake - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"I have been privileged to be a part of two intergenerational trips to Belize during the time I have served at Trinity. There are a lot of things to learn on a trip like that but one of the best experiences in Belize is riding the bus. I once ..."

   11/20/2011   Changing Lives - Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

"Over these past few weeks, we have focused on stewardship here at Trinity and on the theme, "How Firm a Foundation." The lectionary gospel lessons during this time have focused on the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew. It is a section of the gospel ..."