Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                         January 23, 2022       1 Timothy 4:1-6, 9-10                                                                                          “What Ails Us?” A couple of weeks ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an editorial entitled “America Is Falling Apart at the Seams”.  In it, Brooks highlights a lot of troubling societal trends – trends we likely have all been […]

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                         January 16, 2022       Matthew 3:1-17 A friend recently told me this story: her denomination was having a statewide gathering.  In order to create a space for worship that represented the entire state, each region was asked to bring a container of river-water, and that water from each of the major […]

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                           January 9, 2022 Matthew 2:1-12                                                                                   “Gazing into the Heavens” On Christmas Day, the James Webb Telescope was launched into space.  The largest, most sensitive, and most sophisticated telescope ever created by humanity was years and years in the making.  It was a dream in the making, a chance to explore the universe in ways never […]

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                      December 12, 2021 Luke 1:46-56                                                                                                    “Song of Wonder” Ten years ago, this congregation came together to make a public statement.  As a community steeped in the Christian faith, you said to one another and to the world that in God’s Kingdom everyone is welcome.  Everyone is a beloved child […]

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                        December 5, 2021 Luke 1:39-45                                                                                         “Community of Wonder”             When I was in seminary, my friends and I would gather every Monday night for dinner before our evening class.  It started because one of our friends, Kimberly, lived off campus with her wife and son, and didn’t have time […]

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                      November 28, 2021 Luke 1:26-38                                                                                              “Wonder of Wonders”             A friend of mine loves to remind me that whenever angels appear in the Bible, they do not appear as cute little rosy-cheeked cherubs with feathered wings, halos, and harps.  In fact, in each instance when an angel’s physical appearance is described, it is clear they […]