Ecclesiastes 12:1-8, 13 (NRSVUE) Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;Continue reading ““growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional”~Walt Disney. Joy is a choice — September 22, 2024″
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“You Have A Superpower” — September 15, 2024
John 13:34-35 (NRSVUE) I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
“An 11th Commandment” — September 1, 2024
Matthew 6:25 (ESV) Do Not Be Anxious“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
“The Gift of the Kingdom” — August 25, 2024
Matthew 5:1-12 NRSVUE The BeatitudesWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he began to speak and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will beContinue reading ““The Gift of the Kingdom” — August 25, 2024″
“The Gift of the Kingdom” — August 18, 2024
Luke 12:32-33 NRSVUE Do Not Worry“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.”
“A Walking on Water Kind of Faith or Something Else?” — August 11, 2024
Matthew 14:22-33 NRSVUE Jesus Walks on the WaterImmediately he made the disciples get into a boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by thisContinue reading ““A Walking on Water Kind of Faith or Something Else?” — August 11, 2024″
“Citius! Altius! Fortius!” — August 4, 2024
Philippians 3:12-14 NRSVUE Pressing toward the GoalNot that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal, but I press on to lay hold of that for which Christ has laid hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have laid hold of it, but one thing I haveContinue reading ““Citius! Altius! Fortius!” — August 4, 2024″
“Religion and Politics: Divided Highway or One-way Street?” — July 21, 2024
Luke 10:25-37 NRSVUE The Parable of the Good SamaritanAn expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with allContinue reading ““Religion and Politics: Divided Highway or One-way Street?” — July 21, 2024″
“Unforced Errors” — July 14, 2024
Romans 8:1-11 NRSVUE Life in the SpiritTherefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could notContinue reading ““Unforced Errors” — July 14, 2024″
“What’s Next?” — June 30, 2024
Mark 4:26-34 NRSVUE The Parable of the Growing SeedHe also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself first the stalk, then theContinue reading ““What’s Next?” — June 30, 2024″
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