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The Prairie Blossoms in concert February 5

The Prairie Blossoms in concert February 5

posted: January 28, 2020

Bell Tower Concerts presents… The Prairie Blossoms – Karen Kitchen & Mel Kubik Wednesday, February 5, 7pm in Copeland Commons …performing a program of contemporary and traditional Native American music, drawing from an engaging repertoire of tribally-specific American Indian songs: Lullabies, stomp dances, round dances, stick-game songs, planting songs, and more. Using their voices, a variety […]

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Light Dawns

posted: January 26, 2020

Matthew 4:12-25 It is the season of epiphany. Most preachers seem to offer from this text a call to discipleship, just like the one offered Simon and Andrew, James and John. Yes, of course, we are all called to be disciples of Jesus and to go into the world with him to welcome, inaugurate and […]

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Come and See

posted: January 19, 2020

John 1:35-42 After worship today, I will need to leave quickly. I am part of the installation commission for the Rev. Joshua Dunham, being installed as the new pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Gresham – and it begins a 1pm. Covenant Presbyterian Church has called a new pastor, to lead them into a new […]

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Thin Places

Thin Places

posted: January 12, 2020

Matthew 3:13-17 “Remember your baptism and be thankful.” These lines are part of many traditional Presbyterian worship services. In some communities, they are part of each celebration of the Lord’s Supper. They are spoken at the beginning of presbytery, as the font, the Christ candle, the Bible, the water are brought in. Water is poured […]

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Of Stars and Other Guidance

Of Stars and Other Guidance

posted: January 5, 2020

Matthew 2:1-12 The main reason why I finally broke down and got a smart phone was that I wanted to have access to GPS. The hand-me-down Garmin I was using was cumbersome and failing. I wanted to be able to get help to go where I wanted to go. I already had a nice camera. […]

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

posted: December 23, 2019

7pm in the sanctuary at Mt. Tabor Church It is such a big part of the season – passing the light of hope and peace from hand to hand, singing, telling the story. Please be part of the light.

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Hope: the Mary & Elizabeth Story

Hope: the Mary & Elizabeth Story

posted: December 22, 2019

Luke 1:39-56 The old woman shuffled around the fire pit in the lean-to which sufficed for a kitchen. Propping herself on a cane, she bent down to check on the dough baking on the hot stones. “Zechariah, I am getting too old for this!” (She continued muttering to herself, knowing that no response would be […]

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Preparing a Place

Preparing a Place

posted: December 15, 2019

Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:26-38 We celebrate, as a culture, those who burn the candle at both ends — the devoted teacher who brings the essays home each night to grade, the young associate who works 80-hour weeks to make partner, the parents who selflessly donate their time to the PTA and little league and church […]

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Christmas Season at Mt. Tabor

posted: December 12, 2019

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 p.m. December 24 in the Sanctuary Longest Night Service Friday, December 20, 7pm in Copeland Commons – a healing time for those of us dealing with loss, sadness, and grief during the season of darkness Sunday, December 15, 11am Old Fashioned Children’s Christmas Pageant leads Sunday worship Sunday, December 22 […]

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Yearning – Advent 2

Yearning – Advent 2

posted: December 8, 2019

Isaiah’s vision of the peaceable kingdom is one of the most powerful visual descriptions of the kingdom of God we have in all of Scripture. It is visual. It is intended to guide what we see. So, let’s practice. Close you eyes as I draw your attention to elements of the vision. Your task is […]

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