Author Archives: Josh

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all are doing well today. This morning our Scripture talks a lot about wine. I know that a lot of people here don’t drink alcohol. I don’t myself – I never have, ever since … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! It’s time for us to move on from Christmas. But before we do, I want to look at a period we hardly ever think about. It’s that time between when Jesus was born, and the time when … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Today’s Scripture reading is one most people aren’t too familiar with. The stories we’ve been listening to for the past month – the stories about the shepherds and angels, all the prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah, the … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! This morning is kind of a strange and special time in the calendar. Christmas was just a week ago. Everybody has opened their stockings and presents. A lot of you have already taken your decorations down, and … Continue reading →

We tell the Christmas story at different times, in different ways. Last night, by candle light, we told the story of the journey to Bethlehem, the homeless baby who was born in a stable, because nobody had room for him … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Last week we started Advent – the season when we prepare for the coming of Christ. We looked at what people in the time of Jesus had heard from the prophets. This morning, I want us to … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, Advent has actually started! The season of the coming of Christ. And to start the season off, I want to ask what people were thinking, back during the years before Jesus was born. You know, I … Continue reading →

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless God’s holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And do not forget what the Lord has done for you. Who forgives all your sins; who heals … Continue reading →

How can people call on the One they have not believed in? And how can people believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can people hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone … Continue reading →

I’ve got a question for you this morning. How many of you know where we get our name from? Springfield Friends, the Friends church, the Friends movement, Friends meetings everywhere — where do we get our name from? Back in … Continue reading →