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Locking and Unlocking
Most of us carry keys-House keys-Car keys-Church keys- Keys to office-Keys to workshops-Keys to storage buildings. We have keys to all sorts of places where we keep things that matter to us.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Aug 238 min read
Little Is Much When God Is in It
There is a question that does not always get spoken out loud, but it sits quietly in the background of almost every life.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Aug 25 min read
This Little Light
There is something about light that captures our attention.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Jul 269 min read
250th Birthday of America
Many people are outwardly free—but inwardly they are imprisoned. Some are bound by guilt from long long ago. Others are bound by resentment—fear—addiction—greed—or —even despair. They carry invisible chains that no constitution—no election—no government aid can break. But the Love of Christ breaks every fetter. When Christ comes into our lives the chains fall off—He frees us from slavery to sin— He frees us from fear—and He frees us from death itself.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Jul 56 min read
When God Gets the Last Laugh
One of the things I appreciate about the Bible is that is never ignores the flaws in heroes. Jonah was called to preach - but jumped aboard a boat instead
Rev. Vernon Murray
Jun 144 min read
Four Truths for Each New Beginning
Today is a day of transition. For three of our young people, graduation marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Jun 76 min read
Memorial Day Homilies
The Memorial Day weekend is past. The ceremonies are over. The flags lowered are now raised once again.
Rev. Vernon Murray
May 248 min read
Since He Ascended, He will Descend
Every Sunday we affirm our faith in the words of the Apostle’ Creed. Included in that Creed is the affirmation that we believe in the Ascension of Jesus to heaven. We say:Every Sunday we affirm our faith in the words of the Apostle’ Creed. Included in that Creed is the affirmation that we believe in the Ascension of Jesus to heaven.
Rev. Vernon Murray
May 177 min read
Created, Redeemed, Sustained
There are moments in life when people find themselves searching— but not always knowing what they are looking for. They sense that something is missing but they don’t know what it is. I have been there; and chances are so have many of you.There are moments in life when people find themselves searching— but not always knowing what they are looking for. They sense that something is missing but they don’t know what it is.
Rev. Vernon Murray
May 108 min read
The Child Behind the Warrior
When I removed the backing, to my great surprise, I found another portrait. Behind the image of the soldier…was the image of a child —perhaps my grandfather as a boy. Behind the warrior… there was a child. That discovery has stayed with me. Because in many ways, it reveals a truth we often forget: beneath all our strength, above all our accomplishments, and beyond all the roles we grow into—there remains something essential about being a child.
Rev. Vernon Murray
May 33 min read
The Voice We Must Hear
Jesus says: "I am the Good Shepherd. My sheep know my voice and they follow me.' But Jesus does not give us this image without also giving us a warning. He says the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Who is Jesus talking about? Who is the thief? The thief is the enemy of our soul, Satan.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Apr 267 min read
On the Road to Emmaus
Our gospel reading today is a story that is deeply human and very familiar to those of us who desire to walk with Jesus in the journey of faith
Rev. Vernon Murray
Apr 198 min read
Seeing is Believing and Becoming
One of the main characters of our gospel lesson has a nickname. He is known as "Thomas the Twin"; probably because he had a twin brother or a twin sister. But down through church history Thomas has been given another nickname that is not so nice. He has become known as "Thomas the Doubter".
Rev. Vernon Murray
Apr 127 min read
Resurrection Power
This is how God acts when it comes to resurrection power. God causes the very foundations of the earth to tremble. The old order of what use to be begins to disappear; and the new order bursts forth into a glorius reality.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Apr 56 min read
If We are Silent, the Stones Will Cry Out
Today we celebrate Palm Sunday and declare with the Jerusalem crowd that Jesus is King.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Mar 298 min read
“Paradox of Human Vision”
The overriding truth of all of these readings it summed up by Jesus when he says that it is often the seeing who are blind and the blind are the ones who end up seeing..
Rev. Vernon Murray
Mar 158 min read
“Laying Aside What Holds Us Back”
When someone truly encounters Jesus, invariably something gets left behind.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Mar 87 min read
My Help Comes From the Lord
Pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem sang this Psalm. It is a psalm for the road. It is a ipsalm for the Jews to sing on their way to worship God. It is a psalm for us as we continue our journey through life.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Mar 46 min read
We Don't Need a Judas
Jesus' disciples are remembered as saints. There is many...Saint Peter, Saint James, Saint Mary-even Saint Thomas. But have you ever heard of Saint Judas.
Rev. Vernon Murray
Feb 234 min read
Grace on Top of Grace
Grace is one of those words we use often in church...indeed, so often that we sometimes forget how radical it really is.
carcarnegie
Feb 157 min read
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