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The Waters of Love

Luke 3:15-22 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jan 13, 20199 min read

What Gifts Do We Bring?

Matthew 2:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) \ 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men[a]...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jan 6, 201910 min read

Silent Night II

Revelation 21:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Dec 24, 20189 min read

Silent Nigh I

Revelation 21:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Dec 24, 201810 min read

Old Eyes, New Hope

Luke 2:21-40 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 21 After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Dec 23, 201811 min read

Blue Christmas: Zacharias' Fear

Luke 1:1-22 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 1 Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Dec 20, 20188 min read

Dark Nights, Bright Stars

Luke 2:8-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 8 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Dec 16, 201810 min read

Peace, More Than the Absence of Violence

Luke 1:39-55 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country,...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Dec 2, 201810 min read

The Building Stone

Mark 13:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 13 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Nov 25, 20189 min read

Why the Worry? Julian of Norwich

Matthew 6:25-33 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Nov 18, 201810 min read

Simple Meals

1 Kings 17:8-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 9 “Go now to Zarephath, which...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Nov 11, 20189 min read

The Sting of Death on All Saints Sunday

John 11:32-44 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him,...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Nov 4, 20185 min read

Pilgrimaging with the Saints: Amazing Grace

Exodus 12:31-42 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron in the night, and said, “Rise up, go away from my...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Oct 28, 201810 min read

Do We Ever Outgrow it?

Mark 10:35-45 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher,...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Oct 21, 201810 min read

Camels and Needles?

Mark 10:17-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 17 As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Oct 14, 201810 min read

It's All Relational!!

Genesis 2:18-24 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make...

Jonathan Roach

Oct 7, 20189 min read

Crying for Wisdom!

Proverbs 1:20-33 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 20 Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. 21 At the...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Sep 28, 20188 min read

What Does it Mean to Welcome to the Little Children?

Mark 9:30-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Sep 23, 20189 min read

Radical Hospitality!!!

James 2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 2 My brothers and sisters,[a] do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Sep 9, 20188 min read

Danger Ahead!

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 26 When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Sep 5, 201810 min read

Jonathan and Jihey Esther Roach

Fostering Churches Wide enough for an Elephant, Tall enough for a Giraffe, and Still Comfortable for a Church Mouse

The Waters of Love

What Gifts Do We Bring?

Silent Night II

Silent Nigh I

Old Eyes, New Hope

Blue Christmas: Zacharias' Fear

Dark Nights, Bright Stars

Peace, More Than the Absence of Violence

The Building Stone

Why the Worry? Julian of Norwich

Simple Meals

The Sting of Death on All Saints Sunday

Pilgrimaging with the Saints: Amazing Grace

Do We Ever Outgrow it?

Camels and Needles?

It's All Relational!!

Crying for Wisdom!

What Does it Mean to Welcome to the Little Children?

Radical Hospitality!!!

Danger Ahead!