Rev. Danielle K Bartz October 30, 2022 Isaiah 25:1, 4a, 6-10a Wisdom in the Midst of Grief The celebration of All Saints Day in the church is an opportunity for us to not only acknowledge the losses we have sustained throughout this last year, but it is also a time when, […]
Worship for Oct. 23, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz October 23, 2022 John 7:37-44 “Water from the Whitewater River” In January of this year, as we were approaching the Sunday when we remember the baptism of Christ, I had an idea. Jesus was, as we know, baptized in the river Jordan. So I decided I wanted to have […]
Worship for October 16, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz October 13, 2022 Revelation 6:9-11 Hope in Tomorrow I want to first admit something. I picked this scripture specifically because I thought it would be an interesting challenge. The Womanist Lectionary, like nearly every lectionary, has four scriptures for each Sunday: Old Testament, Psalm, Gospel, New Testament (not Gospel). […]
Worship for October 9, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz October 9, 2022 Mark 6:1-6 “God’s Melody” It is important, I think, for me to begin by stating I fully believe there continues to be prophets today. People who speak the word of God, no matter how hard it is to hear, who do so no matter the consequences, […]
Worship for October 2, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz October 2, 2022 Mark 10:13-16 Child-Like This Tuesday morning as my clergy group was gathering for its weekly text study, we were catching up on life news as we settled in. One member of our group was tired and explained why. At the moment he is the primary caregiver […]
Worship for September 25, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz September 25, 2022 Matthew 5:21-26 On Worship and Reconciliation The first thing I thought when I read this scripture was, after an internal deep sigh, “You know Jesus, you said we had to hate our families in order to truly follow you and now you are saying we have […]
Worship for September 18, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz September 18, 2022 John 16:16-22 “Liminal Space” About a month ago I was watching my friend’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours as a last-minute babysitting need arose for them. The little girl doesn’t know me particularly well, and as she is not fond of new people, she kept […]
Worship for September 11, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz September 11, 2022 2nd Corinthians 1:8-11 “First Day of School” My Facebook feed has been filled with first day of school pictures posted by friends and family. Pictures of little ones starting preschool, all the way to one friend of mine who posted a picture of her first day […]
Worship for September 4, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz September 4, 2022 Luke 7:14-23 “Tuning” I listen to classical music all day long. It is on at home, in my car, and my office. I even leave it on at the house when I’m not there, thinking it helps my dog to relax (though truthfully, he can’t hear […]
Worship for August 28, 2022
Rev. Danielle K Bartz August 28, 2022 Luke 19:1-10 “Let’s Talk about Money” There is a great scene in one of the first episodes on Downton Abbey. The family of the abbey are sitting down with their ‘upper middle-class’ cousins for the first time for a formal dinner. The cousins are newly arrived […]