Monthly Archives: December 2023

A Christmas Eve Meditation, 2023

Posted on December 25, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

Delivered at First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls Luke 2:1–20 (NRSV) 2.1 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was … Continue reading →

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The Winsome News!, Mark 1:1-8

Posted on December 12, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

Sixty-three years before Jesus was born, the powers of Rome came and took control of what we know as Israel and Palestine. As we learn in the various Gospel stories, the Romans were an oppressive regime exercising their will at … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse, Now!, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Posted on December 4, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon preached on December 3, 2023, by the Rev. Patrick H Wrisley, D.Min.             Are you an owl or are you a rooster? Are you a “clucker” or are you one to sit back and observe all that is … Continue reading →

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