James 1:22-27 March 24, 2019 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott An Arabian proverb says, “All sunny days make the Sahara desert.”  The Arab who coined the proverb was not really foretelling the problems of climate change but was using the common knowledge that we all hold about the natural world to comment on the … More What Hurts Most?

Ephesians 2:4-22 March 17, 2019 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott My grandmother, who lived to be 93 years old, was one of five children — the only sister to four brothers — and at the end of her life if you had asked her how many siblings she had, she would have replied, “I … More What Matters Most (or What I Have Learned from Funerals)

Isaiah 61:1-3, 10-11 Mark 8:27-30 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott [Intro to scripture]  During the weeks of Lent, I will be preaching a series on “Essential Questions,” looking at things such as “What Matters most?” “What about Suffering?” “Is There Hope?”  In the interest of full disclosure, I want to acknowledge that I have … More Who is Jesus?

Matthew 5:1-12 March 3, 2019 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott
 One summer while I was vacationing at my family’s cottage, our lawn tractor broke down, and when the truck from the repair shop arrived to pick it up, I greeted the driver and we chatted for a few minutes as he loaded the tractor … More Seeing the World Through God Colored Glasses