by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 21 Kris Perkins, Associate Minister Psalm 29; Isiah 9:1-7 In the Ancient Near East when a king was acknowledged in various types of inscriptions, a long string of epithets often accompanied his name describing the characteristics of the ruler as well as the...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 17 Kimberley Morrison, Minister of City Engagement Psalm 136; Micah 5:1-5a Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict, an enemy surrounds a town isolating it from essential supplies with the aim of compelling surrender. During this season of...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 10 Damian Long, Dir. of Young Adults Psalm 65; Isaiah 55 Come everyone who thirsts, come to the waters (Is 55:1). O You who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come (Ps 65:2). We come to the Source of healing waters, the longing of our souls, our lives a...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 16 Stephanie Verrengia, Nursery Coordinator Psalm 67; Isaiah 35 Growing up in Massachusetts, winters are long! Those of us who have been here long enough know the agony of waiting for winter to break, the snow to start melting, and for the first signs of...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 15 Pat Chen, Minister of Pastoral Care & Small Groups Psalm 62; Romans 15:1-13 One thread woven through the book of Romans is the tense relationship between two peoples whom God brought together through the lordship of Christ. The Jews and Gentiles each...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 13 Kristina Johnson, Director of Children’s Ministries Psalm 126; Isaiah 65:17–25 Sometime in May, I had a wonderful dream. In this dream, I was at Park Street leading children’s church again. Everything was back to normal – the room was full of kids and...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 6 Charles Peltz, Elder Psalm 85; Mark 1:1–8 God has uses for wilderness. He banishes people there, they wander there, they are tempted there. The lack of civilization and companionship in that empty landscape can bring welcome reflection. It is where the...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 14 Bill Pearson, Director of Health Science Ministries Psalm 131; 2 Corinthians 4:7–5:1 Modern biomedical science holds as a belief that we can know everything about the human being down to the subatomic level. We spend billions of dollars and human hours...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 12 Acacia Abraham Psalm 93; Philippians 3:17–4:1 You CAN get there from here. I know it is hard to remember the days before Google Maps, but when I moved to Boston in the mid-90s I got to know my neighborhood by running routs in different directions. Having...
by Julie | May 28, 2025 | Advent-Archive
December 11 Linda Herman, Elder Psalm 34; Isaiah 61 As a child growing up in the 60’s, every December 1st, I crafted a paper chain using red and green construction paper and Elmer’s School Paste. There were 24 links in all, festooned around my bedroom walls. Each...
