“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″

“The Beautiful and the Not So Beautiful” — August 27, 2023

Matthew 15:10-28 NRSVUE Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees tookContinue reading ““The Beautiful and the Not So Beautiful” — August 27, 2023″

“When you only have five loaves and fishes” — August 6, 2023

Matthew 14:13-21 NRSVUE Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. WhenContinue reading ““When you only have five loaves and fishes” — August 6, 2023″