July 3, 2019
Dear Village Family,
I hope you are making plans to celebrate Independence Day tomorrow. Last Sunday at Village on Antioch, we celebrated our second birthday as a congregation in that location. It was a festive celebration and I was grateful to join Rev. Dr. Brandon Frick for the celebration. It is important to mark significant moments in time, not only to remember the importance of history, but to remember the values and hopes that are attached to those moments. That’s what we did last Sunday at Antioch, and I hope it is what you will do this week for the Fourth.
On Sunday, I am looking forward to preaching about a remarkable woman who is identified in scripture not by name, but by her disease. She is the woman, (You may know this story) who is healed because she touches the hem of Jesus’ garment. I want to reflect on the courage this woman demonstrates. I think she is an important teacher for us as followers of Christ, and I think she is an important model for us as Americans.
Until then, enjoy a day when the routine stops, and we can celebrate that which is good and important about our nation. And then brings those memories with you to worship at Village.
Shalom,
Tom
Dear Village Family,
I hope you are making plans to celebrate Independence Day tomorrow. Last Sunday at Village on Antioch, we celebrated our second birthday as a congregation in that location. It was a festive celebration and I was grateful to join Rev. Dr. Brandon Frick for the celebration. It is important to mark significant moments in time, not only to remember the importance of history, but to remember the values and hopes that are attached to those moments. That’s what we did last Sunday at Antioch, and I hope it is what you will do this week for the Fourth.
On Sunday, I am looking forward to preaching about a remarkable woman who is identified in scripture not by name, but by her disease. She is the woman, (You may know this story) who is healed because she touches the hem of Jesus’ garment. I want to reflect on the courage this woman demonstrates. I think she is an important teacher for us as followers of Christ, and I think she is an important model for us as Americans.
Until then, enjoy a day when the routine stops, and we can celebrate that which is good and important about our nation. And then brings those memories with you to worship at Village.
Shalom,
Tom