Month: May 2012
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Fathers of the Covenant
With father’s day coming up soon, here are some biblical thoughts on fathering: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor…” Every family has its own stories. God’s people tell the story of being slaves in Egypt and saved from there, please refer to Deuteronomy 26:1-11. The stories we tell make us who we are. What are…
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Reconciliation on Memorial Day
Memorial Day began in this country after the Civil War as an effort toward reconciliation between the families of veterans in the North and the South. [read more]
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Finding your Gifts of the Spirit – Pentecost
What are your spiritual gifts? – Try and find out with the help of this Spiritual Gifts Self-Assessment. Our confirmands are strong when it comes to mercy, artistry, instrumental music and wisdom. Pentecost_05-27-2012.mp3 Listen on Posterous Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on Isaiah 11:1-3 and 1 Corinthians12:1-11. It was delivered at…
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Dr. Seuss and Assimilation
A few weeks after I came from Germany to Utah colleagues in ministry at one of our monthly meetings kept referring to “The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss” and I had no clue what they were talking about. I was even too embarrassed to ask. Asaad al-Saleh is an Assistant Professor of Arabic and Comparative…
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Keep it real
Fort Morgan, Colorado, has more cows than people. Skype allows you to sustain real connections half around the gobe, and this morning we baptized a baby. Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on Leviticus 19:1-10 and John 17:6-11 . It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on May 20 2012. Keep_it_real_05-20-2012.mp3…