PENTECOST XIII September 4, 2022 “All in a Day’s Work” Happy Labor Day, everyone! Does that greeting sound a little odd to you? It just doesn’t quite have the ring that a cheerful wish for a festive holiday ordinarily has. Most of us don’t have a clear senseRead More →
PENTECOST XII August 28, 2022 “Learn, Teach, Learn Some More” Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, and my suffering . . . But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmlyRead More →
PENTECOST XI August 21, 2022 “Care and Compassion for All” Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and sickness among the people. . . . those who were afflicted with diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics,Read More →
PENTECOST X August 14, 2022“What the Storm Left Behind” (Jesus said. “Everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, butRead More →
PENTECOST IX August 7, 2022 “Gathered Around the Table” One of the most welcoming, hospitable gestures we can make is to invite someone to sit at a table with us. It might be suggesting they join you at a little coffee shop table, making room for a personRead More →
PENTECOST VIII July 31, 2022 “Come to Me . . . You Will Find Rest for Your Soul” What is it about the hymns we’ve known for so long that we can’t recall actually learning them? We’ve heard and then sung them from an early age, and they’veRead More →
PENTECOST VII July 24, 2022 “The Beauty and Bounty of the Land” About this time every summer, I am nearly overwhelmed by the richness and sheer volume of all things growing and thriving wherever I look. Yards and gardens are bursting with color and produce; the fields surroundingRead More →
PENTECOST VI July 17, 2022 “Square Pegs and Round Holes” Does the old expression, “Like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole” resonate with you? It might be used to describe someone who is ill-suited for whatever task or activity they’re attempting, or, more positively, toRead More →
PENTECOST V July 10, 2022 “Stones and Ponds” You are the salt of the earth . . . You are the light of the world . . . . You are the stone thrown into a pond. What ???? Just a minute, — here we are. reading theRead More →
PENTECOST IV July 3, 2022 “Freedoms . . . and Responsibilities” For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom asRead More →