During the month of February we continue with our sermon series on the Gospel of John.  And this month the focus is on healing stories.  We’ll witness the healing of a man who had some kind of infirmity for 38 years, the healing of a man blind from birth, and, perhaps the ultimate healing story, the raising of Lazarus.   In John 5, the man with the 38-year-long infirmity keeps trying to crawl to a pool when it gets stirred up in hopes of being healed.  When Jesus asks him directly, “Do you...

“The Gospel of Light and Love”   During the month of January we will begin a new sermon series on the Gospel of John, and I’ve titled the sermon series: “The Gospel of Light and Love.”   The first meta-metaphor (is that a word?) which we will explore is LIGHT. The Gospel of John begins by declaring that Christ is the LIGHT of the world, and we will explore what that means in our own day and time. Throughout the Gospel LIGHT is used as a metaphor for understanding (seeing). How complete is our...

“Stay Awhile – Lessons in Divine Hospitality”   You may be familiar with the expression, “Why don’t you pull up a chair and stay awhile?” In today’s fast-paced culture that expression might even seem a little quaint. But I’m becoming increasingly convinced that genuine hospitality is a gift that the church can give to anyone who’s exhausted from the rat race and ready to stop racing.   This Advent, beginning November 30, Covenant will offer a book study of Stay Awhile—Lessons in Divine...