by Madison Shockley | Mar 3, 2019 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley March 3, 2019 Today’s reading is one of the more fascinating stories of the Bible. Judah had three sons. His first son, Er, was evil so God struck him done. In ancient times, there was Levirate marriage. If a husband dies without...
by Madison Shockley | Feb 10, 2019 | sermons
A Hairy Hand, Blackface, and a Stolen Blessing~ Genesis 27: 21-29 34-35 Sometimes events must be addressed in the moment. This week is one of those times. The reading tells the story of Jacob and his brother, Esau. Isaac was old and dying. He wanted to give his...
by Madison Shockley | Mar 11, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley March 11 , 2018 Today’s reading comes from the gospel of Thomas. It is one of the earlier Christian documents but was not discovered until 1945. We had only hints of its existence. Thomas traveled to the east and settled in the...
by Madison Shockley | Oct 1, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley October 1, 2017 Paul’s letter to the Philippians offers us inspiration today. Today’s reading is thought to be part of an early Christian hymn called Christ’s hymn. Rev. Madison reminds us that the translation of Christ...
by Madison Shockley | Aug 20, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley August 20, 2017 The events in Charlotteville and Trump’s response inspires today’s sermon. This began with the decision to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. There are 731 Confederate monuments across...
