Last Monday was Earth Day, and there have been Earth Week events of all kinds taking place every day. I remember my son was in elementary school at the time Earth Day was initiated, and how thoroughly he enjoyed the activities focusing on the natural environment. I thought it wasRead More →
In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 24, beginning with verse 13, through verse 35, we read the story of a remarkable occurrence later in the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Two of Jesus’ followers were walking to Emmaus, a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, when they were joined by aRead More →
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been; Love is come again like wheat arising green “Now the Green Blade Rises”, Lutheran Book of Worship The above is the first stanzaRead More →