She Has Words

This week we look at what I believe to be among the most wronged characters in all of Scripture, Hagar, the mother of Ishmael. We will look at her words, her story, and her significance in world history, as well as deconstruct the Apostle Paul’s atrocious treatment of her. When I came up with the idea for this series, Hagar was the first character I knew I wanted to look at. -Pastor Paul

We are on to week 5 in our “She Has Words” series, looking Martha of Bethany. I have a hunch many of you may relate to her. Part of her story comes in a much bigger context, which we will look at next Spring when we’re in the Gospel of John. That broader story is so big and so significant, that it makes difficult (if not impossible) to hone in on individual characters in the story. So I am looking…

We continue in our “She Has Words” series, with a character who is very much often overlooked: Pilate’s wife. I’m looking forward to fleshing her out a bit, as she is quite a strong and significant character, albeit understated, in the story of Jesus. -Pastor Paul

This Sunday we continue our “She Has Words” series with one of my favorite characters in all the Scriptures, Abigail (my daughter’s namesake!). So I hope you will join me to take a look into the feisty, courageous, faithful character of Abigail. -Pastor Paul

This week in worship we move into week two of our “She Has Words” series, with two women often who are often overlooked. The story of Israel’s enslavement in Egypt and exodus out of it is such a huge story, that these two, but vitally important often get edited out of sermons and readings, so I am looking forward to focusing on them, and for some of you, maybe even making an introduction. Their names are Shiphrah and Puah, and…

This Sunday I will be preaching the message I was already in the midst of preparing last week, the first in our “She Has Words” series, which is about Eve. We’ll look at her words, but also the way in which she has been unfairly cast in Christendom, bring some correctives to that, and reimagine her. -Pastor Paul SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2:18, 21-25, 3:1-7 (NRSVUE) 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him…