“Star So Bright” — December 24, 2023

Luke 2:1-20 NRSVUE In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,Continue reading ““Star So Bright” — December 24, 2023″

“Sheep or Goats? Yes… Yes we are.” — November 26, 2023

Matthew 25:31-46 NRSVUE “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will putContinue reading ““Sheep or Goats? Yes… Yes we are.” — November 26, 2023″

“The Whole Armor of God – Really? and Really!” — November 19, 2023

Ephesians 6:10-18 NRSVUE Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power; put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, for our struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers ofContinue reading ““The Whole Armor of God – Really? and Really!” — November 19, 2023″

“Fields of Pain” — October 22, 2023

Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 NRSVUE Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he saidContinue reading ““Fields of Pain” — October 22, 2023″

“The Inhumanity in the Human Story” — October 15, 2023

Genesis 1:26-31a NRSVUE Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon theContinue reading ““The Inhumanity in the Human Story” — October 15, 2023″

“A Day for Re-Membering” — October 8, 2023

Lamintations 3:22, 25; Psalm 121:1; 1 John 3:1; John 5:24 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,    his mercies never come to an end;The Lord is good to those who wait for him,to the soul that seeks him.— — — — — — I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come?— —Continue reading ““A Day for Re-Membering” — October 8, 2023″

“There’s Got To Be More Than This” — September 17, 2023

Matthew 22:1-14 NRSVUE Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves,Continue reading ““There’s Got To Be More Than This” — September 17, 2023″