Rev. Zach

                                                                         Hospitality                           Jeremiah 2:4-13           Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16          Luke 14:1, 7-14 We’ve barely made it to labor day and the posturing of obsessed sports fans (yes that is technically redundant) condemning the actions of their opponents and all of their descendants has exploded accross the internet through the wonder of social media. I’m sure there have been banquets and festivals throughout the land as we begin the holy season of football worship. Call that sarcasm if you will, but I would argue that football as a sport is a center of value for our culture. It comm...

First Presbyterian Church - Lafayette, Louisiana Christmas Eve - December 25, 2011 Isaiah 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20 A few days ago I was listening to some Christmas music and folding some clothes after the kids went to bed. Something vaguely Celtic was playing, and I happened to pick up a long sleeved shirt. For some reason that combination of culture and worn fabric made something in my soul lurch toward another climate - not just another climate, but also toward places with people that I have shared some particular experiences with. There is something about this time of year that makes even the least sentimental of us consider our basic need for connection, and it makes us long for the familiar, for the proven, and for the people and places we love or long to be loved by. The littlest things can set us off. An ornament, a song, a smell, maybe even a cookie - these are a few of my favorite things. These are the things we are told to remember when the dog bites ...