Peg Bowman

Summary In this weeks sermon on the Sabbath, Rev. Peg Bowman uses a Star Wars analogy to frame her exploration of how the concept of the Sabbath evolved in the Old Testament period. Just as the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, connects the beginning and end of

Summary Rev. Peg Bowman recently returned from a trip to the UK, where she attended a conference at Oxford and did research on John and Charles Wesley. The conference focused on the decline in church attendance and how to reverse it. Historically, upswings in attendance have coincided with increased Christian

Summary In Rev. Peg Bowman sermon, she uses Star Wars, specifically a scene from “The Empire Strikes Back,” as a metaphor to discuss the concept of faith in Christianity. She asserts that faith is not a force we control to change things, but rather it is about trusting God and

Summary Reverend Peg Bowman draws a parallel between the essence of Mother’s Day, as intended by its founder Anna Jarvis, and Ascension Day, urging her congregation to honor Jesus by living the reality of these days rather than merely marking them as holidays. She discusses the significance of awe

Summary This week’s sermon reflects on the fifth Sunday of Easter and the coronation of King Charles III, discussing the significance of stability and permanence in a world where monarchs may live and die. They mention the crown jewels, particularly the Kulinan diamond, as symbols of the United Kingdom.