“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came throughRead More →
“Shhhhh! It’s Christmas!” O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting light. The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. – “O LittleRead More →
What Are We Waiting For? Waiting is not a popular activity with very many people. There are those who are resigned to the length of a checkout line in a store, and stand there, slightly zoned out, enduring the wait because it’s the only way they can take home theRead More →
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness–on them light has shined.” Isaiah 9:2 The dark days of winter are upon us, and we aren’t far from the shortest day of the lunar year. Then slowly, subtly, a fewRead More →
Stir up, O Lord “Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Protect us by your strength and save us from the threatening dangers of our sins . . . .” “Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the way for your only Son. By his comingRead More →
Comfort, Comfort, Now My People “Comfort, comfort now my people; Tell of peace!” So says our God. Comfort those who sit in darkness Mourning under sorrow’s load. To God’s people now proclaim That God’s pardon waits for them! Tell them that their war is over; God will reign in peaceRead More →
Ambassadors for Christ For as long as I have been a member of the men’s choral group here at St. Andrew, we’ve struggled to come up with a name for ourselves. For a while we went by the moniker “The Sonshine Boys” (courtesy of Jan Bahman) and you can evenRead More →
Hanging On It’s been only a few weeks since everyone was exclaiming over the beautiful reds, yellows, oranges and golds of the trees in our yards, along our streets and throughout the countryside. But now the trees are bare, and the change seems to have taken place overnight. Dry andRead More →
“They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything–all she had to live on.” Mark 12:44 In Mark’s story of the widow’s offering we hear one of Jesus’ most common themes in a slightly different light. Jesus spoke about money and wealth throughoutRead More →
ALL SAINTS’ DAY When you got up this morning, did you pour a cup of coffee and think about or plan all the saintly things you were going to do today? You can answer that once you stop laughing, and whoever responded “Yes” to such a facetious question, please giveRead More →