United Congregational Christian Church

Tag: Fasting

  • How Should We Fast? [Sermon]

    You may know that my wife Mary has been in the hospital for three weeks. She’s improving and may be moving to skilled nursing in the next few days. If you’ve even spent time in the hospital, you know that time can move slowly. People do different things to pass the time: Many years ago…

  • The Fast that God Chooses [Sermon]

    Imagine a people whose homes have been destroyed by war. Now imagine seeing this not as a crisis to be addressed, but an opportunity for a peace prize. Imagine a dam being breached, destroying hundreds of homes downstream. Now imagine someone donating money to have the damn rebuilt, but with their name attached. Imagine children…