Sermons on Advent

Geneology The Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2019 We had a wonderful Bible Study this week at the Baptist Church.  Pastor Scott Foster is, like my other clergy colleagues in Holliston, a truly remarkable person.  He is knowledgeable, kind and a pillar of faith.  The series we were using for our Ecumenical Bible Study this Advent was the Nativity…

Grumble Third Sunday of Advent December 15 2019 James 5:7-10 Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one…

Friends The Second Sunday of Advent December 8, 2019 This weekend I was in the New Hampshire for my mother’s 80th birthday.  On Friday her neighbor from Pakistan came over with her two little boys.  She is a doctor in the area, and her husband is also a doctor and for the time being he is working in Texas.  She is from Pakistan.  I really enjoyed…

What are you waiting for?What are you waiting for? First Sunday of Advent December 1, 2019 I was in the bookstore last week and I saw this book – it was in the “sale” rack by the check out.  It caught my eye because it was written by a woman whose name is Rachel Held Evans who I had only heard about a few months ago.  Sadly, Evans died quite suddenly last year…