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Readings: Isaiah 42: 1-4,6-7; Acts 10: 34-38; Matthew 3: 13-17Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Susan K. Roll If you were to visit Israel today, especially with a tour group that arranges visits to sites meaningful to Christians, you yourself could be baptized in the Jordan River. While scholars believe that Jesus was baptized by his… read more →

Readings: Deuteronomy 26: 4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Susan Roll Children love stories. So do adults for that matter. Ideas that would lie almost lifeless on a page or hang motionless in the air when written or spoken as discourse can come to life with vibrant color, dynamic action and flashes… read more →