8 Days of Hanukkah, my True Love said to me:

“Please Heal My Earth” This year, Christmas and Hanukkah converge for the first time in nearly four decades.  Both Christians and Jews will light lights in the darkness tonight, on December 24.  Rabbi Arthur Waskow of the Shalom Center suggests a...

Centre County: November “Holy Hike”

This event is led by a Lutheran pastor and will include Christian language and ritual.  All are welcome — feel free to participate as you are led, or observe respectfully or reflectively as you wish.   November brings the hints of winter, a variety of hunting seasons,...

SERMON: Love God with All Your Heart

This sermon was given by John Dernbach at the Church of the Nativity & St. Stephen in Newport, PA on April 17, 2016.  It is reprinted here with permission.           Good morning.  I have known your rector, Rebecca Myers, for many years.  She has honored me, with...

Sermon: The Passing of New Things

The Rev. Alison Cornish delivered this sermon, entitled The Passing of First Things, on April 24, 2016, at PA IPL member congregation Tabernacle United Church in Philadelphia. Good morning, and thank you so very much for the invitation to be with you here this...