“Thou Shalt Not Stamp ‘Null and Void’ On the Grace of God”
Sunday, June 13 2010 - communion, christ, table, galatians, grace, apostle, paul, children - 0 comments
Rev. Leah Atkinson Bilinski; June 12-13, 2010; Scripture Text: Galatians 2:15-21 An important note on the church of my childhood follows this sermon. Some of you know that I have not been U.C.C. all my life. I was born into a Nazarene family – both immediate and extended. My parents’ (and my subsequent) journey away from the Nazarene church only came after we had relocated to the Midwest for my father to attend the big Nazarene seminary in Kansas City. That was before he discovered, much to the family’s chagrin after that big move, that he was at odds with the Nazarene church...
“What’d You Get For Christmas? A New Family!” or "Griswold Family Christmases and Yearnings for Adoption"
Sunday, January 03 2010 - ephesians, christ, adoption, family-of-god, christmas, gift, perfect - 0 comments
Rev. Leah Atkinson Bilinski; Jan. 2-3, 2010; Scripture Texts: Ephesians 1:3-14, Revelation 21:1-7, John 1:10-13 One of my favorite Christmas movies of all time is “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Now, I’m not usually one for goofy humored movies, but for this oddball comedy of an overzealous Christmas fanatic and his wacky family, I’ll usually stop whatever I’m doing to enjoy a few repeated moments of laughter. My favorite part of the movie comes when Cousin Eddie pulls his honking RV into Clark Griswold’s driveway and begins to make himself at...
