by Emily Wilmesherr | Jun 8, 2017
The Sunday morning gathering of the people for the proclamation of the Word of God, for the breaking of bread and prayers, is the primal function of the church. Strip everything else away – the buildings and bulletins, the pews and the paraments, the committees and...
by Emily Wilmesherr | May 28, 2017
Over the past three weekends, Melanie and I have attended three graduation ceremonies. Remarkably, all three were outdoors and all three enjoyed wonderful weather. Each ceremony was inspiring in its own way. We heard college presidents offer words of wisdom. We heard...
by Emily Wilmesherr | May 22, 2017
Friday night I attended the Baccalaureate service for Columbia Theological Seminary here in our sanctuary. It was a beautiful service and I hope an encouraging one for the students who graduated yesterday. We sang a hymn during the service that I had not heard before...
by Emily Wilmesherr | May 16, 2017
“Come gather around people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone And if your breath to you is worth saving Then you better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone For the...
by Emily Wilmesherr | May 8, 2017
Hear the word of God from I Peter 2, 11-25. Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see...
