Archives: Christine, Author at Westworth United Church - Page 22 of 52
Sermon May 12, 2024
To start this morning, I want to share a story with you that Rev Nora Vedress, a United Church minister from PA, shared with me this week as we were thinking about the service this morning. Nora writes: “Families are funny things” at least that is what my mother used to say. She’d hear about …Read more
Sermon May 5, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
Does God exist? This is a question that has been debated for centuries – scholars, scientists, and philosophers have spent their lifetimes trying to prove or disprove the existence of God, only to have their theories discredited by other scholars, scientists, and philosophers. We seem to be at an impasse – even Wikipedia agrees that …Read more
Sermon April 28, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
I like to imagine that the Holy Spirit has a mischievous sense of humor. At least that’s the feeling I get when I think about how the Spirit moves in our lives, and in the lives of our faith ancestors. Often the Holy Spirit nudges, cajoles and pushes us into situations that are life changing …Read more
Sermon April 21, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
Well friends I have to confess that when I sat down to plan this week’s service to mark Earth Day, the first thing I felt was a deep sense of despair… which is not really the place a preacher wants to be when writing a sermon. In a world that can often feel like there’s …Read more
