I’ve always had a fascination with words. And that was the frame of mind I was in one day when I read Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Most of us know this portion of scripture; we even have parts of it memorized. But it’s a long sermon, and it’s easy to overlook a part or two. The passage that caught…
Message on Hope by Rev. Wendy Downing Steelville Presbyterian Church Years ago, I saw a maternity shop named “Great Expectations.” That’s what this season is all about, isn’t it? Expectations. That’s what these two passages are about. Both passages are the kind that look forward, and look to the future, with a deep sense of anticipation and expectation. Isaiah was…