“Protected and Strengthened” As this year of 2021 stumbles along, half over but still feeling at a standstill, many of us find ourselves in a strange, in-between, frame of mind. We crave the personal freedom to do the kinds of things we’ve always enjoyed, but wonder if it’sRead More →
PENTECOST VIII July 18, 2021 “On the Job Training” As the church year winds its way through the season of Pentecost, it can be challenging to have a very clear sense of timeliness. We’ve experienced the joy and fulfillment of Christ’s resurrection at Easter, the accounts of hisRead More →
Pentecost VII July 11, 2021 “Come to Me . . . I Will Give You Rest” How comfortable or how challenged are you when it comes to your prayer life? Is there even an answer to such an intrusive question? Generally, I’d change the subject or answer withRead More →
PENTECOST VI July 4, 2021 “With Liberty and Justice for All” “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to doRead More →
PENTECOST V June 27, 2021 “Built Together into a Holy Temple” “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ JesusRead More →
PENTECOST IV July 20, 2021 “Asking, Searching and Following” “Ask, and it will be given you; search and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” (MatthewRead More →
PENTECOST III June 13, 2021 “Mighty Trees From Tiny Seeds” Planting, potting, gardening and growing are once again occupying many people, whether they have potted plants on a porch or patio, floral borders, or elaborately landscaped flower beds. Community garden spaces are carefully planted with vegetables in hopesRead More →
PENTECOST II June 6, 2021 “Healing With a Story” What do you do for a child in pain — not just a bumped elbow or bruised knee, but the serious pain that puts them in the hospital? The fear and helplessness in being unable to relieve your child’sRead More →
SUNDAY OF THE TRINITY May 30, 2021 “Children of One Father” For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry,Read More →
THE DAY OF PENTECOST May 23, 2021 “Amazed and Perplexed ” “. . . the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. . . . they asked ‘Are not these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that .Read More →