Author: Sydney Hess

The psalmist tells us that God’s mercies are new every morning. God gives us is grace and love to share with this world. We are loved to pass that love on. Mercy is not always valued in our culture. We live in a world that demands “me first”. But God…

God uses mere people to bring about miraculous events. That is the unfolding story of the bible. In the Old and New Testament, we read stories of flawed people carrying out God’s will. This is best illustrated in the Christmas Story. Please listen to my talk on “Contemplating Christmas: Why…

There have been some tough news stories this week. It seems that our world is at war with itself. What has touched me most strongly was the innocents that have suffered because of arbitrary violence. This week is also the Advent Lesson of Joy, which may be hard to contemplate…