A Connected History

February 23, 2020
Every year the lectionary directs us to one of the Gospel accounts of what has come to be known as the Transfiguration. This event was meant to show the disciples…

The choices we make

February 16, 2020
  For today we have come to a number of the teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount that touch on our human relationships and our interactions with…

Of Salt & Light

February 9, 2020
  The Sermon on the Mount covers three chapters in Matthew’s gospel and has remained a touchstone of Christian teaching over the centuries.  Its topics include blessings to believers as…

LOOK UP AND SEE

January 5, 2020
  Today I invited the children to become star gazers. Looking in the sky for signs and omens was a commonplace thing only a little more than 100 years ago.…

Of hopes and fears

December 29, 2019
  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…

THE MORAL DILEMMA OF CHRISTMAS

December 22, 2019
  The Christmas season is one of great hope and promise. As we approach the day we find our thoughts turning more and more to how this time can reflect…

A BRANCH SHALL SPRING FORTH

December 8, 2019
  This passage from Isaiah 11 is a prophecy of a future hope for Israel. But it is more than that for it is one of the texts that is…

Jesus, remember me

November 24, 2019
  Right before we begin our celebrations of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany – our winter celebrations of hope and expectation – we finish the cycle of the church year with…

What is our Future?

November 17, 2019
  Whether or not we express it openly, all of us have questions about the future.   Depending on where we are in this journey of life, the questions will be…