LENT IV March 14, 2021 “Not So Small, After All” The taste of spring we’ve been enjoying recently has been a wonderful antidote to our winter-weary spirits. However, it is March, and we’re not unrealistic enough to think that spring has actually arrived. It’s humorous, and not thatRead More →
LENT III March 7, 2021 “The Power of Foolishness” For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim ChristRead More →
LENT II February 28, 2021 “Tell Me A Story” Whether a story is between the covers of a book, something recalled from earlier story times, or a “when I was about your age . . .” reminiscence, having someone tell you a story is an exceptionally satisfying experience. Read More →
LENT I February 21, 2021 “On the Road Again” It’s been said that very few people (at least those of a certain generation) can hear the music of “The William Tell Overture” and not think of the introduction to “The Lone Ranger” radio and/or television show. Now, truthfully, when youRead More →
THE SUNDAY OF THE TRANSFIGURATION February 14, 2021 “Love Here, Love There, Love All Around” Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, butRead More →
THE SEASON OF EPIPHANY February 7, 2021 “From Super to Service” The snow is blowing, drifting, clinging to bushes, trees, and fences, creating a white landscape with a few touches of gray and brown. It must be time for a big-deal football game, right? This weekend, large areasRead More →
THE SEASON OF EPIPHANY January 31, 2021 “Simple, But not Necessarily Easy” It was a raw, wintry day, and a pot of soup simmering on the back of the stove seemed like just the response to the chill, so I set to work. The only one way toRead More →
EPIPHANY II January 24, 2021 “Taking a Sick Day . . . Or Ten . . . Or Fourteen” It’s January, and so we’re not at all surprised that it’s cold, overcast, and blustery. In fact, we’re grateful if that’s all we have to contend with. We knowRead More →
EPIPHANY I January 17, 2021 “Is Anyone Listening?” Could you use a smile, or even a chuckle? We’re told it’s good for our health to laugh or feel amused. Humor is beneficial in lowering our blood pressure, gives our mental health a boost, and, in my opinion, goesRead More →
THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD January 10, 2021 “Walking in Newness of Life” “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as ChristRead More →