PENTECOST III June 26, 2022 “Let Your Light Shine” Jesus said: “You are the light of the world. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let yourRead More →
PENTECOST III June 19, 2022 “How Do You Define Lost?” No one likes to get lost, although some may have a little more patience than others when it comes to unsnarling the “where you are and where you are trying to go.” I’m the most directionally impaired memberRead More →
SUNDAY OF THE HOLY TRINITY June 12, 2022 “Taking Up the Whole Armor of God” Jesus never promised his disciples and those listening to him that their lives would be comfortable, secure, or safe if they chose to follow him. If anything, he warned them of the danger andRead More →
THE DAY OF PENTECOST June 5, 2022 “A Holy Wind and a Fire of the Spirit” If ever the world was in need of the message of Pentecost, it’s now. Fear, anger, anxiety and hopelessness threaten to overwhelm us, and so often it seems as though no oneRead More →
EASTER VII May 29, 2022 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.” (Mark 10:14b, 16) Read More →
EASTER VI May 22, 2022 “When the Old Becomes New” Have you ever had a memory pop up when you least expect it? A few weeks ago, I recalled a wonderful, unique experience, and I felt as inspired and joy-filled as the day it occurred. It was aRead More →
EASTER V May 15, 2022 “All is Made New and Clean” “This life, therefore, is not Godliness, but the process of becoming godly, not health, but getting well, not being, but becoming, not rest, but exercise. We are not now what we shall be, but we are on the way. Read More →
EASTER IV May 8, 2022 “Hard, Dirty, and Holy” This Sunday is informally designated as Good Shepherd Sunday in many churches, and it can be easy to drop back to the idealized Sunday School image of Jesus the Good Shepherd. Have you ever noticed how depictions of Jesus carrying a rescued little lambRead More →
EASTER III May 1, 2022 “Jesus, Lord of the Everyday” The Gospel of John draws to a close with an account of Jesus interacting with his disciples, once again in the most common, everyday circumstances. As Chapter 21 begins, they were gathered by the Sea of Tiberias, where,Read More →
EASTER II April 24, 2022 “The Earth is the Lord’s” “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.” Psalm 24:1-2 Earth Week/DayRead More →