by Beth Estock | Apr 18, 2023 | Sermons
Our scripture readings this week beg the question. Do wombs and tombs have anything in common other than their spellings? Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor says in her book, Learning to Walk in the Dark: “…new life starts in the dark. Whether it is a seed in the ground,...
by Beth Estock | Apr 17, 2023 | Sermons
We left last week with two forces converging in Jerusalem during the week of Passover. Pilate’s show of force at the West Gate of the city representing the Kingdom of Caesar- a reign of terror that dominated people politically, economically, through the use of...
by Beth Estock | Apr 17, 2023 | Sermons
If I were going to direct a movie about Jesus’ last week on earth. It would begin with a sweeping view of the city of Jerusalem – the sacred center of the Jewish world. The camara would focus in on the Temple – God’s dwelling place and would then probably pan to a...
