“Then Peter came and said, ‘If another member of the church* sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven* times.” - Matthew 18:21-22 The lectionary, which tells us what Scripture to use each Sunday, repeats itself every three […]
Read More »
(Matthew 20:1-16) In A Grit and Grace Collection, Becky Johnson writes: “We are all living stories. We are stories with lessons of do this and don’t do that; of love and pain and hope and grit and grace. We have [challenging chapters that have twisted and changed us]. And glorious, holy ones that created in us […]
Read More »
First Baptist Church in Essex has picked I’m Proud of You by Tim Madigan as the book for it’s book group this fall. All are welcomed to join! You need not be a member of the church. Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, October 8th at 7:00 p.m. Please let Pastor Joy know at [email protected] or […]
Read More »
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth […]
Read More »
